What the records say
- When
- 10 Oct 1841
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.96° N, 121.72° E
- Description
- 1841 battle
Battle of Chinhai
1841 battle between Britain and China during the First Opium War
The Battle of Chinhai was fought between British and Chinese forces in Chinhai (Zhenhai), Zhejiang province, China, on the 10 October 1841 during the First Opium War. The Chinese force consisted of a garrison of Manchu and Mongol Bannermen. The British capture of this city allowed them to seize Ningbo unopposed on 13 October.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “First Opium War: Battle of Chinhai – British capture a Chinese garrison”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht von Zhenhai”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page