The Battle of Cixi (no relation to the reigning Empress at the time) or Battle of Tzeki (慈溪之戰) was a decisive victory for Qing imperial forces led by the American soldier of fortune, Frederick Townsend Ward against Taiping Rebels in late Qing Dynasty China. Ward, who had recently scored several victories for the imperial forces, raised an army for the defense of Shanghai. On 20 September he attacked the walled city of Cixi (Tzeki) outside Shanghai. During the attack Ward was mortally wounded but remained in the field until victory was assured. Ward died the next day and command of his army eventually passed to Charles George Gordon. Combatants Qing Empire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Commanders Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi Hong Xiuquan The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the Qing Empire in China and those inspired by a Hakka self-proclaimed mystic... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, P.R.China Categories: | ... For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). ... Taiping (also Itu Aba, Chinese: 太平島) is the largest island of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea. ... Frederick Townsend Ward (1831-1862) was a sailor, mercenary and soldier of fortune famous for his military victories for Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. ... Charles Chinese Gordon, the most famous commander of the Ever Victorious Army The Ever Victorious Army (Chinese: 常勝軍; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang-Sheng Chün) was the name given to an imperial army in late-19th century China. ... Combatants Qing Empire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Commanders Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi Hong Xiuquan The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the Qing Empire in China and those inspired by a Hakka self-proclaimed mystic... The Jintian Uprising (金田起義) occurred on January 11, 1851, during the late Qing Dynasty of China, in what is now Guiping county-level city in eastern Guangxi province. ... The last major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion, in 1864, this battle occurred after the suicide of the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan. ... The Ci Xi Imperial Dowager Empress (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Cíxǐ Tàihòu; Wade-Giles: Tzu-Hsi Huang Tai-hou) (November 29, 1835 – November 15, 1908), popularly known in China as the West Dowager Empress (Chinese: 西太后), the Nala Dowager Empress (Chinese: 那拉太后) and officially known posthumously as Empress Xiao... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; Pinyin: QÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, is a Chinese term for the Empire of the Great Qing (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: dàqÄ«ngguó), founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what... Frederick Townsend Ward (1831-1862) was a sailor, mercenary and soldier of fortune famous for his military victories for Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. ... Combatants Qing Empire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Commanders Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi Hong Xiuquan The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the Qing Empire in China and those inspired by a Hakka self-proclaimed mystic... To meet Wikipedias content policies, the external links section for this article may require cleanup. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... A town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, P.R.China Categories: | ... Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ...

Sources

• Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World
• Frederick "Wah" Ward

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