Naval warfare in the Taiping Rebellion

Were there naval engagements during the Taiping Rebellion?

Yes. River battles on the Yangtze count as naval warfare, even though they were smaller and less familiar than open-sea fleet actions.

The initial answer recalls shore bombardments but doubts that there were naval engagements. That answer is corrected when fighting on the Yangtze is remembered. Roughly a dozen ships on each side are recalled, and the river's scale makes these actions naval battles even though they took place inland. The initial mistake came from remembering the rebellion's location as farther inland and away from the Yangtze. The discussion dates it broadly from the 1850s to 1864 and notes that its armies and local militias could number in the hundreds of thousands.