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== Spelling Variants ==
 
== Spelling Variants ==
 
Modern name: Dinghai, Zhoushan City<br>
 
Modern name: Dinghai, Zhoushan City<br>
Variants: Ting-hai, Chusan<br>
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Variants: Ting-hai/Tinghae<br>
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War Wikipedia - 1st Opium War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0xoEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA122-IA1&dq=Ting+Hai+1840&lr=&ei=rH6NSP66AYX2iwHfqISmBQ Google Books - Record of action]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IZZFAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA373&dq=Ting+Hai+1840&lr=&ei=hHyNSIOqLpjgiQG-p_R3#PRA1-PA373,M1 Google Books - Chinese account of capture of Tin-hai]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War Wikipedia - 1st Opium War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0xoEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA122-IA1&dq=Ting+Hai+1840&lr=&ei=rH6NSP66AYX2iwHfqISmBQ Google Books - Record of action]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IZZFAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA373&dq=Ting+Hai+1840&lr=&ei=hHyNSIOqLpjgiQG-p_R3#PRA1-PA373,M1 Google Books - Chinese account of capture of Tin-hai]

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Battle of Ting-hai
Part of 1st China War 1839-42
Date: 5 July 1840
Location: Dinghai, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 30.019857°N 122.10678°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Chinese
Commanders
Maj Gen Burrell
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Dinghai, Zhoushan City
Variants: Ting-hai/Tinghae

External Links

Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Wikipedia - 1st Opium War
Google Books - Record of action
Google Books - Chinese account of capture of Tin-hai