The Battle of Chinhai (Chinese:鎮海之戰) 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.

Gallery

  • Map of the battle
  • British rowboat at Chinhai
  • Close of the engagement

Bibliography

  • Hall, William Hutcheon; Bernard, William Dallas (1846). (3rd ed.). London: Henry Colburn.
  • MacPherson, Duncan (1843). (2nd ed.). London: Saunders and Otley

Further reading

  • . Volume 10. Canton. 1841. pp.680–682.