The Tonkin Affair, (French: L'Affaire du Tonkin) named after the French protectorate of Tonkin, of March 1885 was a major French political crisis that...
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Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin (born 12 July 1989) is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Sydney, she began her career on Australian television and...
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Sino-French War (redirect from Tonkin War)
collapse of French Prime Minister Jules Ferry's government for whom the Tonkin Affair was ignominious. French interest in northern Vietnam dated from the...
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The Gulf of Tonkin incident (Vietnamese: Sự kiện Vịnh Bắc Bộ) was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in...
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retraite de Lang-Son) was a controversial French strategic withdrawal in Tonkin at the end of March 1885 during the Sino-French War (August 1884 to April...
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(1884–1885) is termed the Tonkin War. the Tonkin Affair, a political crisis in France Anthony Tonkin (b. 1980), English footballer Arthur Tonkin (politician) (1930–2022)...
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution or the Southeast Asia Resolution, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–408, 78 Stat. 384, enacted August 10, 1964...
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was forced to resign in 1885 after a political scandal known as the Tonkin Affair and President Grévy also resigned his office in 1887 after a corruption...
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March 1885 on the Tonkin-Guangxi border, saw the defeat of 1,500 soldiers of General François de Négrier's 2nd Brigade of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps...
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Black Flag Army (category Tonkin campaign)
their fights against the invading French forces, who were then moving into Tonkin (northern Vietnam). The Black Flag Army is so named because of the preference...
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Jacques Duchesne (section Tonkin and Formosa)
Sino-French War, Lieutenant-Colonel Duchesne distinguished himself both in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) and Formosa (now Taiwan). On 12 March 1884, during the...
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Liu Yongfu (category People of the Tonkin campaign)
Chinese patriot fighting against the French Empire in northern Vietnam (Tonkin) in the 1870s and early 1880s. During the Sino-French War (August 1884 –...
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resulted in the collapse of the French Jules Ferry government in the Tonkin Affair. The Qing dynasty forced Russia to hand over disputed territory in Ili...
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Tang Jingsong (category People of the Tonkin campaign)
made an important contribution to Qing dynasty China's military effort in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) by persuading the Black Flag leader Liu Yongfu to serve...
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The Tonkin Flotilla (French: flottille de Tonkin) of 1883 was a flotilla of French Imperial gunboats and despatch vessels used to enforce French Colonial...
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Jules Ferry (category People of the Tonkin campaign)
retreat of the French troops from Lạng Sơn during this war led to the Tonkin Affair: his violent denunciation by Clemenceau and other radicals, and his...
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any formal training who was noted for his courage and capability in land affairs therefore William Lang was appointed as Chief Inspector of the Beiyang...
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Destelan, P., Annam et Tonkin: Notes de voyage d'un marin (Paris, 1892) Duboc, E., Trente cinq mois de campagne en Chine, au Tonkin (Paris, 1899) Ferrero...
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greater effect on national morale than the simultaneous French victories in Tonkin during the Kép Campaign (6–10 October 1884). A detailed account of the battle...
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Article 2 required China to recognize the French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin established by the Treaty of Hue in June 1884, implicitly forcing China...
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end several months of undeclared hostilities between France and China in Tonkin. On 23 June 1884, French troops advancing to occupy Lạng Sơn, in accordance...
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John Trezise Tonkin AC (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995) was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 3 March 1971 to 8...
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David Oliver Tonkin AO (20 July 1929 – 2 October 2000) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 18 September...
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an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885)...
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of Tonkin (modern-day north Vietnam) to reestablish order in the wake of the Tonkin campaign (1883 1886), to entrench a French protectorate in Tonkin, and...
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OL 6931635M. Duboc, E (1899). Trente cinq mois de campagne en Chine, au Tonkin. Paris.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Garnot...
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Gulf of Tonkin. Command of this new Tonkin Coasts naval division (division navale des côtes du Tonkin) was given to Admiral Amédée Courbet. A Tonkin Flotilla...
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Eyes (London, 1931) Duboc, E., Trente cinq mois de campagne en Chine, au Tonkin (Paris, 1899) Loir, M., L'escadre de l'amiral Courbet (Paris, 1886) Lung...
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Hòa Mộc Battle of Phu Lam Tao Battle of Bang Bo Retreat from Lạng Sơn Tonkin Affair Pescadores campaign Treaty of Tientsin (1885) French personalities Amédée...
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Both men had already distinguished themselves in the early battles of the Tonkin campaign. Gourdon had been one of the first officers into the Vietnamese...
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