- a variation of Foshan.
Fatshan
Britishnoun
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It was then determined to follow up this success by attacking the headquarters of Yeh's army at Fatshan, the place already referred to as being some distance from Canton.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
The rest were pursued for seven miles, till the British boats found themselves almost in the middle of the large city of Fatshan.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The Commodore's boat was Assault on Fatshan sunk and several others had to be abandoned.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
An island named after the hyacinth lies in midstream two miles from the entrance to the Fatshan Channel, which joins the main course of the Sikiang a few miles above the town of that name.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
To the south of Canton, one of the numerous creeks of that river runs up to the city of Fatshan.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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