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Occupation of Ningbo

Occupation of Ningbo was a battle fought in 1861 at Ningbo, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ningbo. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Initial Taiping victory; Capture of Ningbo; Eventual Qing victory; Recapture of Ningbo.

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Fought1861
WhereNingbo, People's Republic of China29.875N, 121.549E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInitial Taiping victory; Capture of Ningbo; Eventual Qing victory; Recapture of Ningbo
Belligerents22px|border Qing dynasty; Second French Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Part ofTaiping Rebellion1851 to 1864

Where it sits in the Taiping Rebellion

Jintian Uprising, 1851Battle of Changsha, 1852Battle of Wuchang, 1852Battle of Nanjing, 1853Battle of Muddy Flat, 1854Battle of Sanhe, 1858Battle of Jiangnan (1860), 1860Battle of Shanghai, 1861Battle of Anqing, 1861Occupation of Ningbo, 1861Battle of Cixi, 1862Siege of Suzhou, 1863Third Battle of Nanking, 186418511864Occupation of Ningbo, 1861
13 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1861 (year precision)
PlaceNingbo, People's Republic of China
29.875N, 121.549E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength60,000
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Placed at Ningbo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Occupation of Ningbo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48801180, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Occupation of Ningbo, revision 1370630225, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.