Chinese authorities evacuate Ningbo following the defeat,…

October 1841 CE

Chinese authorities evacuate Ningbo following the defeat, and the empty city is taken by the British on  October 13.

An imperial cannon manufactory in the city is captured by the British, reducing the ability of the Qing to replace their lost equipment, and the fall of the city threatens the nearby Qiantang River.

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Ningbo Zhejiang (Chekiang) China View →

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Daoguang Emperor View → William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne View →

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Opium War, First View → Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1840-51 View →

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