Battle of the Leotung

Battle of the Leotung
Part of Piracy in Asia
An 1890 map of the Pearl River Delta, Leotung is at the center right.
Date August 19, 1855 Location Gulf of Leotung, China Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Chinese Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Charles Turner Edward W. Vansittart	unknown
Strength
1 brig 1 steamer	2 lorchas ~37 war-junks
Casualties and losses
none 1 brig damaged 1 steamer damaged	~300 killed or wounded 2 lorchas sunk 6 war-junks sunk ~5 war-junks damaged

The Battle of the Leotung was a British victory against an overwhelming fleet of Chinese pirate ships. In 1855 the Royal Navy launched a series of operations into the Gulf of Leotung and surrounding area to suppress piracy, several battles were fought and hundreds of pirates were killed.^[1]