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Battle of Cixi

Battle of Cixi was a battle fought in 1862 at Cixi City, in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cixi City. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Qing victory. Recorded strength: Ever Victorious Army against ?.

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Fought1862
WhereCixi City, China30.170N, 121.266E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeQing victory
BelligerentsQing dynastyagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Casualties and losses?and?
Part ofTaiping Rebellion1851 to 1864

Where it sits in the Taiping Rebellion

Jintian Uprising, 1851Battle of Changsha, 1852Battle of Wuchang, 1852Battle of Nanjing, 1853Battle of Muddy Flat, 1854Battle of Sanhe, 1858Battle of Jiangnan (1860), 1860Battle of Shanghai, 1861Battle of Anqing, 1861Occupation of Ningbo, 1861Battle of Cixi, 1862Siege of Suzhou, 1863Third Battle of Nanking, 186418511864Battle of Cixi, 1862
13 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1862 (year precision)
PlaceCixi City, China
30.170N, 121.266E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthEver Victorious Army?
Casualties and losses??
Commanders
  • Frederick Townsend Ward
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Placed at Cixi City; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Cixi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870758, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cixi, revision 1370437375, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.