Macau Incident
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The Macau Incident was an inconclusive encounter between a powerful squadron of French and Spanish warships and a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago off Macau on 27 January 1799. The incident took place in the context of the East Indies campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars, the allied squadron attempting to disrupt a valuable British merchant convoy due to sail from Qing Dynasty China. This was the second such attempt in three years; at the Bali Strait Incident of 1797 a French frigate squadron had declined to engage six East Indiamen on their way to China. By early 1799, the French squadron had dispersed, with two remaining ships deployed to the Spanish Philippines. There the frigates had united with the Spanish Manila squadron and sailed to attack the British China convoy gathering at Macau.
1799
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Location: 22, 113.7, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1608 | Red Seal ship incident | Kingdom of Portugal, Tokugawa shogunate, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1622 | Battle of Macau | Dutch East India Company, Portuguese Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1799 | Macau Incident | French First Republic, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Spain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1840 | Battle of the Barrier | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | Passaleão incident | Qing dynasty, battle, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1950 | Wanshan Archipelago Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1952 | Portas do Cerco incident (1952) | People's Liberation Army Ground Force, border conflict, Portuguese Army | Wikidata |
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| site | fort | Fort São Francisco | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort São Tiago da Barra | fort, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortaleza de Mong Há | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Taipa Fortress | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1617 | Fortaleza do Monte | cultural heritage, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1729 | Fan Lau Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1865 | Guia Fortress | cultural heritage, fortress | Wikidata |