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Battle of Zhenhai

Battle of Zhenhai was a battle fought on 1 March 1885 at Zhenhai District, in what is now China. It was part of the Sino-French War, which ran from 1884 to 1885. The recorded result: Chinese victory. Recorded strength: 2 ironclads,; 1 cruiser,; 1 troopship against 3 cruisers,; 1 sloop,; 1 transport,; 2 gunboats; and shore batteries.

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浙江宁波镇海招宝山炮台上的火炮。The cannons on the Zhao Bao Shan in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
浙江宁波镇海招宝山炮台上的火炮。The cannons on the Zhao Bao Shan in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.. user:Smartneddy, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 March 1885
WhereZhenhai District, China29.960N, 121.720E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstChina
Casualties and lossessingle-digit casualtiesand26 killed 30 injured
Part ofSino-French War1884 to 1885

Where it sits in the Sino-French War

Battle of Fuzhou, 1884Battle of Tamsui, 1884Battle of Yu Oc, 1884Siege of Tuyên Quang, 1884Battle of Nui Bop, 1885Battle of Shipu, 1885Battle of Dong Dang, 1885Pescadores Campaign, 1885Battle of Zhenhai, 1885Battle of Hòa Mộc, 188518841885Battle of Zhenhai, 1885
10 placed engagements of the Sino-French War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 March 1885
PlaceZhenhai District, China
29.960N, 121.720E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2 ironclads,; 1 cruiser,; 1 troopship3 cruisers,; 1 sloop,; 1 transport,; 2 gunboats; and shore batteries
Casualties and lossessingle-digit casualties26 killed 30 injured
Commanders
  • Amédée Courbet
  • Ouyang Lijian
  • Xue Fucheng
  • Liu Bingzhang
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Battle of Zhenhai is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872810, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zhenhai, revision 1382212045, 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.