Siege of Tuyen Quang

The Siege of Tuyen Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). A French garrison of 630 men, including two companies of the French Foreign Legion, successfully defended the French post of Tuyen Quang against vastly-superior Chinese forces in a four-month siege from 24 November 1884 to 3 March 1885. 'Tuyen Quang 1885' remains one of... more

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  • 3 months (Nov 24, 1884 — Mar 3, 1885)

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Sino-French War

The Sino-French War (Chinese: 中法戰争; pinyin: Zhōng fǎ Zhànzhēng, French: Guerre franco-chinoise, Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Pháp-Thanh) was a limited conflict...

Tonkin campaign

The Tonkin campaign (French: campagne du Tonkin) was a campaign fought between June 1883 and April 1886 by the French against, variously, the Vietnamese, Liu...

Duration:

  • 3 months (Nov 24, 1884 — Mar 3, 1885)
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