Battle of Tamsui

Battle of Tamsui
Part of Sino-French War
French warships bombard Tamsui, 2 October 1884
Date 2–8 October 1884 Location Northern coast of Taiwan Result Chinese victory[1]
Belligerents
France	China
Commanders and leaders
Sébastien Lespès	Sun Kaihua Zhang Gaoyuan Liu Chaoyou Tio Li-xieng
Units involved
Far East Squadron	Unknown
Strength
6 ships 600 marines	2,000–4,000[2]
Casualties and losses
17 killed 49 wounded	80 killed 200 wounded

The Battle of Tamsui, Danshui, or Hobe (2–8 October 1884) was a significant French defeat by the Qing dynasty at Tamsui on Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign of the Sino-French War.