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Battle of Tzeki Wikipedia

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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc|Battle of Tzeki
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|Conflict||Taiping Rebellion
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|Date||September 20, 1862
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|Place||Tzeki, China
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|Result||Imperial Chinese victory
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| width=50%|China|Imperial China
| width=50%|Taiping|Taiping Rebels
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!colspan=2|Commanders
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|Frederick Townsend Ward|Frederick T. Ward †
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The Battle of Tzeki was a decisive victory for Imperial Chinese forces led by the American soldier of fortune, Frederick Townsend Ward. Ward, who had recently scored several victories for the Imperial forces, raised an army for the defense of Shanghai. On September 20 he attacked the walled city of 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

Sources

• Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World CD-ROM

• http://www.kouroo.info/war/WahWard.pdf#search='Frederick%20Townsend%20Ward'|Frederick Frederick "Wah" Ward

Category:1862
Category:Battles of the Taiping Rebellion|Tzeki 1862

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