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Battle of Canton (1856)
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| Battle of Canton | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Opium War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Qing China | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michael Seymour | Ye Mingchen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9 ships 580[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 12 wounded | 18–19 killed & wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Canton was fought between British and Chinese forces at the city of Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong province, China on 23 October to 5 November 1856 during the Second Opium War.
- ^ Behan 1859, p. 80
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