Battle of Liaoluo Bay 1633
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 July 1633 – 22 October 1633 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1633 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Taiwan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Sino-Dutch conflicts | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of England, Ming dynasty | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 24.4100, 118.3800 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Liaoluo Bay (Chinese: 料羅灣海戰; pinyin: Liàoluó Wān Hǎizhàn) took place in 1633 off the coast of Fujian, China; involving the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Chinese Ming dynasty's navies. The battle was fought at the crescent-shaped Liaoluo Bay that forms the southern coast of the island of Kinmen. A Dutch fleet under Admiral Hans Putmans was attempting to control shipping in the Taiwan Strait, while the southern Fujian sea traffic and trade was protected by a fleet under Brigadier General Zheng Zhilong. This was the largest naval encounter between Chinese and European forces before the Opium Wars two hundred years later.
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