The text above is from Fernand Braudel's Civilization and Capitalism: 15th-18th century, the structure of everyday life, in the chapter "Revolution and Delays." Can somebody tell me which battle the above specifically refers to, please? Thanks in advance.
This might be what your text is referring to, although it's off by 10 years:
"Nurhaci (guy who united the Manchu tribes, kinda one of the founders of what would later become the Qing dynasty) had an impressive career as a military leader. His only serious defeat took place in February 1626 at the hands of Ming armies. He attacked the stronghold of Ningyuan, some fifty miles father up the coast above the terminus of the Great Wall. He evidently intended to push on into China Proper. The defending Chinese commander at Ningyuan was Yuan Chonghuan. He deployed the new cannons of Western design which Ming China had obtained from Europeans at Macao, and with that technical edge he successfully defended the stoutly walled city and forced the Manchu armies to withdraw. "
Source: Imperial China 900-1800 by F.W. Mote.