The Battle of Macao Fort was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River, Guangdong, China on 4 January 1857 during the Second Opium War. Macao Fort was located on an islet about 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Canton (Guangzhou).

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  Larger map of the Canton River, showing Macao Fort
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  Macao Fort, c. 1841
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  The Union Jack on the fort, 1857
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  Watercolour sketch of the fort, 1858