Battle of Liaoluo Bay

Battle of Liaoluo Bay
Part of the Sino–Dutch conflicts
DateJuly 7 – October 22, 1633
Location
Liaoluo Bay, Kinmen (Taiwan Strait)
3166 code 24°25′N 118°23′E / 24.41°N 118.38°E / 24.41; 118.38
Result Ming victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Ming dynasty East India Company
Chinese pirates
Commanders and leaders
Zheng Zhilong Hans Putmans
Liu Xiang
Strength
150 junks[3] 8 warships
50 junks[4]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 93 killed and wounded
2 warships sunk[1]
1 warship captured[5]
Battle of Liaoluo Bay is located in Taiwan
Battle of Liaoluo Bay
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Location within Taiwan
Battle of Liaoluo Bay is located in Eastern China
Battle of Liaoluo Bay
Battle of Liaoluo Bay (Eastern China)

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b Wong 2017, p. 50.
  2. ^ Onnekink 2019, p. 79.
  3. ^ Andrade 2011, p. 47.
  4. ^ Andrade 2011, p. 48.
  5. ^ Andrade 2011, p. 50.
  6. ^ Andrade 2011, p. 35.