1910 Coloane incident

1910 Coloane incident Capturing of a female pirate during the 1910 Coloane incident.jpg 300px Capturing of a female pirate during the 1910 Coloane incident June-August 1910 Macau, Portugal Portuguese victory Annexation of Coloane by Portugal 20px Kingdom of Portugal Chinese pirate gangs 20px Eduardo Marques Unknown 245 soldiers2 ships Unknown 2 dead3 wounded Several hundred dead63 captured The 1910 Coloane incident was a military conflict between Portuguese forces stationed in Macau and local pirate gangs based on Coloane island. The incident took place in mid-June 1910 when pirates belonging to the Society of Perfect Justice (Ang Ngui T’ong) abducted 17 school children and dozens of other civilians for a $35,000 ransom on the island of Coloane.Antony 2017 252–253 Portuguese Governor Eduardo Marques (Governor) pt Eduardo Marques Eduardo Marques reacted quickly to the requests for intervention and declared martial law on Taipa and Coloane on July 12.Antony 2017 253 An initial Portuguese landing on the same day was repelled when 45 soldiers were ambushed in the nearby hills, resulting in the death of one Portuguese soldier, António Maria d'Oliveira Leite.Antony 2017 254 The next day, around 200 Portuguese soldiers and police, supported by artillery and the gunship Macau, landed at the island. The gunship bombarded Coloane village and the nearby fishing boats, which triggered resistance from the locals and pirates. In the end, three suspected pirates were captured and 60 surrendered, with several hundred Chinese dead.Antony 2017 254 thumb|Coloane after the bombing On July 14, the gunship Pátria and the cruiser Dom Amélia were deployed. Nine to eleven Chinese warships under Wu King Yung also offered assistance to the Portuguese, who declined. For the remainder of the month and into the first days of August, more than 200 Portuguese personnel, supported by the navy, conducted mopping-up operations and bombardments against suspected pirate hideouts.Antony 2017 255 By that time, the hostages had been rescued, and over 60 suspected pirates had been captured, with many escaping during a storm. The Portuguese suffered a total of two dead and three wounded.Antony 2017 255 The incident allowed Portugal to incorporate Coloane into its Macau enclave despite protests from the Qing dynasty. A stone monument was later erected in St. Francis Xavier Square to commemorate the Portuguese victory.Antony 2017 256 References Bibliography Antony Robert J. We are Not Pirates: Portugal, China, and the Pirates of Coloane (Macao), 1910 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321305841 Journal of World History 28 2 June 2017 University of Hawai'i Press 10.1353/jwh.2017.0020 Category:Anti-piracy battles involving Portugal