Battle of Taku Forts (1859)

June 24–26, 1859 · Taku Forts

Result Qing victory

Chinese defenders at the Taku Forts drove back a British and French naval attack during the Second Opium War. The allies lost several gunboats and many men.

United Kingdom and France

Qing China

Strength and losses

Strength
1,160
Ships lost
3