Battle of Liaoluo Bay
| Battle of Liaoluo Bay | |||||||
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| Part of the Sino–Dutch conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ming dynasty |
Dutch East India Company Chinese pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Zheng Zhilong |
Hans Putmans Liu Xiang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 150 junks |
8 warships 50 junks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
93 killed and wounded 2 warships sunk 1 warship captured | ||||||
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.