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Encyclopedia > Battle of Penghu
Battle of Penghu
Date 1683
Location near Penghu, Taiwan
Result Qing decisive victory
Combatants
Qing Dynasty Kingdom of Tungning (remnants of Ming Dynasty)
Commanders
Shi Lang Liu Guoxuan
Strength
more than 200 ships more than 200 ships
Casualties
unkowns unkowns

The Battle of Penghu (澎湖海战) of 1683 is where the admiral Shi Lang of Qing attacked the fleet of Kingdom of Tungning in Penghu. Both parts possessed more than 200 warships. Liu Guoxuan failed to defend Penghu and fled to Taiwan. The lost of Penghu resulted in the Zheng Keshuang's surrender to Qing. Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: QÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China and the surrounding territories, establishing the Empire... The Kingdom of Tungning or Dongning (東寧王國; pinyin: Dōngníng Wángguó ) was the first Han Chinese state to exist on Taiwan, between 1661 and 1683. ... The Ming Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ... Shi Lang (Chinese: ; 1621-1696) was a Ming-Qing admiral who had extensive experience in southeastern China. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Shi Lang (Chinese: ; 1621-1696) was a Ming-Qing admiral who had extensive experience in southeastern China. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of... The Kingdom of Tungning or Dongning (東寧王國; pinyin: Dōngníng Wángguó ) was the first Han Chinese state to exist on Taiwan, between 1661 and 1683. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Diagrams of first and third rate warships, England, 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of...



 
 

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