Battle of Tzeki explained

Conflict:Battle of Tzeki
Partof:the First Opium War
Date:15 March 1842
Place:Cixi, Zhejiang, China
Result:British victory
Combatant1:
Combatant2:Qing China
Commander1:Hugh Gough,
William Parker
Commander2:General Yu Pu-yun
Strength1:1,260[1]
Strength2:8,000 Bannermen[2]
Casualties1:3 killed[3]
22 wounded
Casualties2:1,000+ killed

The Battle of Tzeki, Cixi, or Tsz'kí[4] was fought between British and Chinese forces in Tzeki (Cixi), Zhejiang province, China on 15 March 1842 during the First Opium War.

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Notes and References

  1. Bulletins 1842, p. 601
  2. Bulletins 1842, p. 590
  3. Bulletins 1842, p. 593
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=xX8jAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 Gough