The Battle of Amoy was fought between British and Chinese forces in Amoy

Xiamen

Xiamen , also known as Amoy , is a major city on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of and population of 3.53 million...

, China, on 26 August 1841, during the First Opium War

First Opium War

The First Anglo-Chinese War , known popularly as the First Opium War or simply the Opium War, was fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty of China over their conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice...

. The British captured the forts in Amoy and Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu "Drum Wave Islet" is a car free island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China, about in area. It is home to about 20,000 people and is a very popular tourist destination....

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Description of the Battle

The Qing forces had prepared defenses along the shore of Amoy as well as built batteries on the island of Ku-lang-su. The British forces began the battle by bombarding the island batteries for 2 to 4 hours(sources very), with little effect. The land forces were then landed and took the batteries with little resistance from the Chinese forces. The day was noted as being very hot and fatiguing to the men. The Qing forces withdrew and the city was taken the next day. A garrison force of 550 men, mostly from the 18th and 3 ships: The Druid, Pylades, and the Algerine was left on Ku-lang-su to defend Amoy.

British Forces Order of Battle

	Officers	Enlisted men
Artillery	9	240
18th	30	648
26th	8	153
49th	24	460
55th	26	731
Madras Sappers	6	184
total	103	2416

Ships: Wellesley, 74 ; Blenheim, 74 ; Blonde, 4:4
Druid, 44; Modeste, 18; Cruiser, 18; Pylades, 18; Columhine, 16
Bintinch, 10 ; Algerine, 10 ; Sesostris, 4 ; Phlegethon, 4 ; Nemesis, 4
Queen, 4