Macau Incident

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.

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naval battle, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, French First Republic, 

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1799 Macau Incident

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1608 Red Seal ship incident

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1622 Battle of Macau

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1840 Battle of the Barrier

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1849 Passaleão incident

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1950 Wanshan Archipelago Campaign

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1952 Portas do Cerco incident (1952)

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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
site	fort		Fort Dona Maria II	fort	Wikidata
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