Capture of the French Folly Fort

Ne zaman

6 Kas 1856

Tür

Muharebe

Koordinatlar

23.11° N, 113.28° E

Description

British attack on and capture of French Folly Fort on 6 November 1856 in the Pearl River in what is now Guangzhou, China

The Capture of the French Folly Fort by British forces in China occurred on 6 November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The British dispersed 23 Chinese war junks and captured the French Folly fort in the Pearl River near the city of Canton (Guangzhou) in Guangdong province. The battle lasted nearly an hour.

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