Battle of Tonkin River (1849 AD)
Battle of Tonkin River (Qing dynasty & Nguyen dynasty vs 23px Shap Ng-tsai's pirates) took place in 1849 AD during sea piracy.
Battle facts
- Year: 1849 AD
- Date: 1849-01-01
- Era: Modern
- Conflict: sea piracy
- Side A: Qing dynasty, Nguyen dynasty
- Side B: 23px Shap Ng-tsai's pirates
- Commanders (A): John C. Hay, Admiral Wong
- Commanders (B): 23px Shap Ng-tsai
- Casualties: approx. British:
none
2 sloops-of-war damaged
1 brig damaged
Chinese:
unknown
Vietnamese:
unknown~2,400 killed or wounded
~300 captured
58 junks sunk
- Outcome: British/Chinese/Tonkinese victory
- Coordinates: 20.141°, 106.226°
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Wikipedia article on Battle of Tonkin River · Wikidata entry
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