裕谦是鸦片战争时期著名的爱国将领,早在江苏巡抚任上就在沿江沿海采取积极的防堵措施。入浙以后,他一改前任伊里布畏葸迁延的妥协方针,大事战备;在镇海战役中,他亲上城楼督战,“援枹鼓励士”,直至投泮池殉职。他又是一位有政治眼光的封建官僚,他重用被贬官的林则徐,大力发动民众参军参战,他所组织的水勇在沿海诸战场也是突出的。浙江鸦片战争失败有多重原因,对于裕谦个人在这场民族自卫战争中的态度、贡献还应采取肯定的态度。 Yu Qian was a well-known patriotic general during the Opium War. As early as the governor of Jiangsu, he took active precautionary measures along the coast of the Yangtze River. After entering Zhejiang, he changed his previous guideline of compromise for the extension of Yilibuwei, and prepared for major events. In the battle of Zhenhai, he pro-warned on the towers of the city and “aided and encouraged Smithers” until his death. He was also a feudal bureaucrat with political vision. He rebuffed Lin Zexu, a demoted official, and vigorously mobilized the masses to join the army. The water bravery he organized was also prominent in coastal battlefields. There are multiple reasons for the failure of the Opium War in Zhejiang. We should also take a positive attitude towards the contribution of Yu Qian’s attitude in this national defense war.