Battle of the Bogue (1856)

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Battle of the Bogue
Part of the Second Opium War
Attack on the North and South Wangtong Islands
Date 12–13 November 1856 Location Humen, Guangdong, China 22°47′20″N 113°36′59″E / 22.78889°N 113.61639°E / 22.78889; 113.61639 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Michael Seymour	Ye Mingchen
Strength
6 ships[1]	2,000 (500 in each fort)[2] 410 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed 5 wounded	Unknown 410 guns lost 4 forts captured

The Battle of the Bogue was fought between British and Chinese forces at the Humen strait (Bogue), Guangdong province, China, on 12–13 November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The British captured the forts in the Wangtong Islands on 12 November and the forts in Anunghoy Island the next day.