Battle of Cixi

Battle of Cixi
Part of the Taiping Rebellion (Eastern Expedition)
Date September 21, 1862 Location Cixi, Zhejiang Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Frederick T. Ward (DOW)	?
Strength
Ever Victorious Army	?
Casualties and losses
?	?

The Battle of Cixi or Battle of Tzeki (慈溪之戰) was an armed engagement in the Taiping Rebellion fought between the Ever Victorious Army of the Qing dynasty and forces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on September 21, 1862, at Cixi. The battle, which was won by the Ever Victorious Army, resulted in the mortal wounding of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who founded and commanded the force. Ward's death after the battle led to the succession of Henry Andres Burgevine as commander of the Ever Victorious Army and initiated a period of decline for the force.