Battle of Shipu

Battle of Shipu
Part of the Sino-French War

Map of the battle
Date14 February 1885
Location
Shipu Bay (石浦灣)
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
French Third Republic Amédée Courbet Qing dynasty Wu Ankang
Strength
2 ironclads
3 cruisers
1 gunboat
3 cruisers
1 frigate
1 sloop
Casualties and losses
1 killed 1 frigate sunk
1 sloop sunk by friendly fire

The Battle of Shipu (Chinese: 石浦海戰) was a French naval victory during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). The battle took place on the night of 14 February 1885 in Shipu Bay (石浦灣), near Ningbo, China.