Battle of Ningpo

Battle of Ningpo
Part of the First Opium War
The British repulse the Chinese advance in the city
Date 10 March 1842 Location Ningpo, Zhejiang, China Coordinates: 29°52′18″N 121°33′24″E / 29.87167°N 121.55667°E Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Lieut. Colonel Morris[1]	Colonel Duan Yongfu[2]
Strength
900 troops[3]	5,000 troops[4]
Casualties and losses
5 wounded[5]	500–600 killed[4] 39 captured[4]

The Battle of Ningpo was fought between British and Chinese Manchu forces in Ningpo (Ningbo), Zhejiang province, China, on 10 March 1842 during the First Opium War (1839–1842). After the British captured Chinhai (Zhenhai) on 10 October 1841, three days later they captured the nearby city of Ningpo unopposed. On 10 March, the Chinese dispatched Manchu Prince Yijing to muster forces and recapture the city but the British repelled their attack. The Chinese forces consisted of Manchu Bannermen. Tricked into thinking the British had abandoned the city, the Chinese rushed in only to find mines laid in the streets. The Chinese retreated but were ambushed by the British who achieved a decisive victory.

Notes

1. Ouchterlony 1844, p. 228
2. Waley 1958, p. 171
3. Ouchterlony 1844, p. 249
4. Bulletins of State Intelligence 1842, p. 578
5. Bulletins of State Intelligence 1842, p. 594

References

• Bulletins of State Intelligence. Westminster: F. Watts. 1842.
• Hall, William Hutcheon; Bernard, William Dallas (1846). The Nemesis in China (3rd ed.). London: Henry Colburn.
• Ouchterlony, John (1844). The Chinese War. London: Saunders and Otley.
• Waley, Arthur (1958). The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-951012-6.