Battle of Chinhai | |||||||
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Part of First Opium War | |||||||
Close of the engagement at Chinhai |
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Qing Dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hugh Gough | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,098 troops[1] | 8,000–9,000 troops[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed,[3] 16 wounded[3] |
Several hundred casualties,[4] 157 ordnances captured[5] |
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The Battle of Chinhai was fought between British and Chinese forces in Chinhai, China, on 10 October 1841 during the First Opium War.