 Bellonet would later be severely reprimanded for his importunate blusterings.On 11 October, Admiral Roze left Chefoo with one frigate ("Guerrière"), two avisos ("Kien–Chan" and "Déroulède"), two gunboats ("Le Brethon" and "Tardif") and two corvettes ("Laplace" and "Primauguet"), as well as almost 300 Naval Fusiliers from their post in Yokohama, Japan.The total number of French troops is estimated at 800.