"The Battle of East Zhejiang"

Background

On October 1, 1841, the British army captured Dinghai, and the Qing commanders Ge Yunfei, Zheng Guohong, and Wang Xipeng died heroically, known as the "Three Generals of Dinghai."

On October 10, the British army attacked Zhaobaoshan, and Zhejiang Admiral Yu Buyun, who guarded Zhaobaoshan, led more than a thousand troops and fled without a fight. Xie Chaoen, the general guarding Jinji Mountain, led his troops to fight stubbornly, and most of them were killed. Xie Chaoen died in battle and lost his position. After the British army occupied Zhaobao Mountain, they condescendingly attacked Zhenhai City. The imperial commissioner Yuqian's warlord swore to the death to resist. In the afternoon, the army was defeated and Yuqian died.

On October 13th, the British army went back to the Yongjiang River and invaded Ningbo. Yu Buyun and others abandoned the city and fled, and Ningbo fell.

After the fall of the three cities in eastern Zhejiang, Shang Shuyi, the official minister of the Qing court, went to Zhejiang to supervise military affairs for General Yangwei and dispatched troops from various provinces. In early March 1842, a land and water counterattack was launched in March 1842 in an attempt to recover the three cities in one fell swoop.

Process

On the night of March 10, 1842, the Qing army who counterattacked Dinghai, led by Liu Tianbao, attacked Zhenhai. After arriving at the city, the British army lined up with guns and artillery. The Qing soldiers fought with spears and bows and arrows. To Shiliting. The day has not yet dawned to fight again, and eventually lost to the fierce fire of the British army, the Qing army was defeated.
Jinchuan native guard Hakri led the Zang army to attack the Baoshan Fort, but was shelled by British warships at Yongjiangkou, Hakri was unable to support and retreated to the foot of the mountain. Other Qing army offensive units also retreated under the fierce fire of the British army. .

Result

All three attacks on Ningbo, Zhenhai and Dinghai failed. The British counterattack took advantage of the situation, and the Qing army was defeated and retreated to Shaoxing and Hangzhou. The defeat in the Battle of East Zhejiang made the Qing government unwilling to fight again and decided to compromise and seek peace.
The Battle of East Zhejiang was the only slightly organized counterattack of the invading enemy by the Qing army in the Opium War. However, it was this important battle that was organized and commanded rather poorly, exposing the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government.

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