Battle of Tzeki

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Battle of Tzeki
Part of the First Opium War
Map of the operations in Tzeki
Date 15 March 1842 Location Cixi, Zhejiang, China Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough, William Parker	General Yu Pu-yun
Strength
1,260[1]	8,000 Bannermen[2]
Casualties and losses
3 killed[3] 22 wounded[3]	1,000+ killed[2]

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.