Battle of Fuzhou
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The Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage, was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War. The battle was fought on 23 August 1884 off th
The Battle of Fuzhou, 23 August 1884, from The Graphic
The Foochow Navy Yard, built under the direction of the French administrator Prosper Giquel
Zhang Peilun (1843–1903), the Chinese commander at Fuzhou
The Chinese flagship Yangwu and the gunboat Fuxing at anchor off the Foochow Navy Yard on the eve of the battle
Chinese corvette Yangwu
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Yangwu was a wooden corvette built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was built in 1872 at the Foochow Arsenal, and was the largest ship built there from the shipbuilding programme of 1868–75. During
Battle of Fuzhou
…the Min River, to stop the Chinese from laying a barrage to prevent the squadron's escape. The Chinese Fujian fleet consisted of the wooden corvette Yangwu (the flagship), the scout-transports Chenhang, Yongbao, Fupo, Feiyun and Ji'an, the paddle steamer Yixin, the wooden gunboats Zhenwei and Fuxing, and…
Chinese sailors on the deck of Yangwu
The sunken Yangwu after the Battle of Foochow