Battle of Muddy Flat
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The Battle of Muddy Flat, also called the Battle of Nicheng (泥城之戰) by the Chinese, was a small land/naval battle on the borders of the Shanghai Concession areas of what would later become the Shanghai International Settlement between a British, American, and Small Swords Society alliance and units of the Qing Imperial forces with a fleet of mercenary pirate allies on April 3–4, 1854. The battle took place during the Small Swords Society uprising, which was part of the Taiping Rebellion, but before the Second Opium War. Qing forces began harassing foreigners around the foreign concessions in part due to individual foreigners trading with Taiping forces, who had just taken over the Old City of Shanghai the previous year. Skirmishes began on April 3 and the defending Shanghai Volunteer Corps "S.V.C." called for more direct military aid. An amphibious landing by U.S. and British Marines and Sailors took place the next day, and the battle began soon after, resulting in a joint Anglo-American victory. The battle is significant in solidifying the military ability and determination of foreigners to maintain their power in their concessions in the eyes of both the Taping and the Qing. The battle also marked the first time that American and British military forces worked together in a land battle, as opposed to their joint 1800 naval battle in Curaçao during the Quasi War and War of the Second Coalition.
1854
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HMS Peterel, Nanjing,
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Location: 31.2322, 121.4692, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Lithographic Map of the Battle of Muddy Flat in Shanghai 1854.
American and British attack during the Battle of Muddy Flat, Shanghai China, April 4, 1854.| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1842 | Battle of Woosung | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1854 | Battle of Muddy Flat | United States, Qing dynasty, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Small Swords Society, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Ah Pak | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of Shanghai | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1932 | Battle of Miaohang | battle, Three Human Bombs | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1932 | Battle of Wenzaobang | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Battle of Luodian | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Siege of Shanghai | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Battle of Shanghai | battle, incident | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Bloody Saturday (Shanghai) | misbombing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Battle of Wusong | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1937 | Defense of Sihang Warehouse | battle, Empire of Japan, China | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1949 | Shanghai Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Shanghai People's Commune | Revolutionary committee, insurgency | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1927 | HMS Peterel | river gunboat, Peterel-class river gunboat | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1902 | Qiuxin Shipyard | shipyard, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1926 | Zhonghua Shipyard | shipyard, business, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 2001 | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 2019 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited | holding company, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Wusong Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Nanjing | People's Liberation Army Navy, museum ship, destroyer, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression | Second Sino-Japanese War memorial, military museum | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Lithographic Map of the Battle of Muddy Flat in Shanghai 1854. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | American and British attack during the Battle of Muddy Flat, Shanghai China, April 4, 1854. | Commons | ||
