Battle of Ningpo

Battle of Ningpo
Part of the First Opium War
A British illustration of the battle of Ningpo
Date 10 March 1842 Location Ningbo (Ningpo), Zhejiang, China 29°52′18″N 121°33′24″E / 29.87167°N 121.55667°E / 29.87167; 121.55667 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Sir Hugh Gough	Yijing
Strength
700	3,000
Casualties and losses
5 wounded	500–600 killed

The Battle of Ningpo was an unsuccessful Chinese attempt to recapture the British-occupied city of Ningbo (Ningpo) during the First Opium War. British forces had bloodlessly captured the city after their victory at Chinhai, and a Chinese force under the command of Prince Yijing was sent to recapture the city but was repulsed, suffering heavy casualties. The British eventually withdrew from the city the following spring.