Schlacht von Chinkiang

The 98th Regiment of Foot at the attack on Chin-Kiang-Foo, 21 July 1842.

West gate of Ching-Keang-Foo, 21 July 1842.

Battle of Chinkiang Memorial at the St. George's Cathedral, Madras

British troops capture Chin-Keang-Foo.

Map of the capture of Chinkeangfoo

Position of the Chinese forces near Chin-keang-foo.

Escalade of Chin-keang-foo.

Blowing open the gates of Chin-keang-foo.
![Portrait drawing of General Hai ling (?-1842) Manchu Bannerman the unhinged defender of Zhenjiang against the British attack in spring 1842 (First Opium War). (From the "The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China" by Julia Lovell].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Hailing.jpg)
Portrait drawing of General Hai ling (?-1842) Manchu Bannerman the unhinged defender of Zhenjiang against the British attack in spring 1842 (First Opium War). (From the "The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China" by Julia Lovell].

Sketch of the operations in Chin-keang-foo.

Rallying of the Tartars at Chin-keang-foo.
West gate of Ching-Keang-Foo. British troops land at Ching-Keang-Foo (Chin-kiang) during the First Opium War.

West gate of Ching-Keang-Foo.
Historische Übersicht
Letzte große Schlacht des 1. Krieges; Widerstand der Mandschu-Garnison.
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Königreich Großbritannien
- Befehlshaber: Hugh Gough
- Truppenstärke: ca. 7.000
- Verluste: ca. 35
Qing-Dynastie
- Befehlshaber: Hailiang †
- Truppenstärke: ca. 3.000
- Verluste: ca. 500 (Massenselbstm.)
Strategischer Kontext
Blockade des Kaiserkanals, um die Getreidezufuhr nach Peking zu kappen.
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Historische Orte
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