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Battle of Foochow Wikipedia

The Battle of Foochow occurred in August 1884 during the Sino-French War. The navy recently built by China was utterly destroyed while at anchor by the forces of France in a brief battle lasting a little over thirty minutes.

The battle heralded a change in the balance of power in the region, and helped indirectly to lead to the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)|Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.
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Ships involved:
<b>France:</b><br>
Volta (flagship)<br>
Triomphante<br>
Duguay-Trouin<br>
Villars<br>
d'Estaing<br>
Aspic<br>
Lynx<br>
Vipere<br>
? (torpedo launch)<br>
? (torpedo launch<br>

<b>China:</b><br>
Yang Wu (flagship) (1393t)<br>
Fei Yun (c.1393t)<br>
Chi An (1200t)<br>
i Hsin (small wooden gunboat/launch) - sunk<br>
Chien Sheng - sunk<br>
Fu Hsing (wooden gunboat, 3 guns) - sunk<br>
Chen Wei (wooden paddle gunboat, c.650t, 6 guns)<br>
Fu Sheng (gunboat) - sunk<br>
Yung Pao - sunk in dock<br>
Fu Po (1258t)<br>

12 large junks were nearby, but took no part
mil-stub
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/FoochowB.html Account of the battle
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See also: Fuzhou

Category:1884

Last Modified:   2005-04-13