COMMANDER // 1793–1853
Yijing
Minister of JusticeQing dynasty1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1793 – 1853
Active service 1842 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.
Profile
Yijing was a Manchu prince of the Qing Dynasty. He was a cousin of the Daoguang Emperor. In 1826, he served at Kashgar as a junior officer in the campaign against Jahangir Khoja. During the First Opium War, after the British captured Zhenhai and Ningbo, the emperor ordered Yijing to go to Zhejiang on 18 October 1841 and take command of a counter-offensive. In the Battle of Ningpo on 10 March 1842, Yijing's troops attempted to retake the city, but the British successfully repelled the attack.
Battles (1)
1842
Battle of NingpoFirst Opium War · Qing China