The Battle of Núi Bop (3–4 January 1885) was a French victory during the Sino-French War. The battle was fought to clear Chinese forces away from the French...
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The Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage (French: Combat naval de Fou-Tchéou, Chinese: 馬江海戰, 馬江之役...
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Black Flag Army (redirect from Flags of the Black Flag Army)
The Empress Dowager Cixi responded to the news of the destruction of China's Fujian Fleet at the Battle of Fuzhou (23 August 1884) by ordering her generals...
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was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 3–4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under...
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Sino-French War (redirect from French War of 1884-1885)
of the Guangxi Army that had concentrated around the nearby village of Núi Bop to try to disrupt the French preparations. De Nègrier's victory at Núi...
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Tonkinese Rifles (category Infantry regiments of France in World War II)
Tonkinese Rifle Regiment (Captain de Beauquesne) took part in the Battle of Núi Bop (4 January 1885). The 1st Battalion, 1st Tonkinese Rifle Regiment...
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Tang Jingsong (category Heads of state of former countries)
defeat in the Battle of Paper Bridge on 19 May 1883, in which the French commandant supérieur Henri Rivière was killed. In the wake of this disaster,...
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Troupes de marine (category Arms of the French Army)
(October 1884 to June 1885), the Battle of Yu Oc (November 1884), the Battle of Núi Bop (January 1885), the Lạng Sơn Campaign (February 1885) and the Pescadores...
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Beiyang Fleet (redirect from Minister of Beiyang)
its defeat in the Battle of the Yalu River against Japan. Much of the diverted funding was re-directed to the renovation and repairs of the New Summer Palace...
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Liu Yongfu (category Heads of state of former countries)
a French column at the Battle of Zhennan Pass (24 March 1885). In one particular military exploit, known as 'the storming of the thirteen passes', Liu's...
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Battle of Shipu (Chinese: 石浦海戰) was a French naval victory during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). The battle took place on the night of...
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January 3 (redirect from Tenth Day of Christmas)
of the Battle of Núi Bop. 1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan. 1911 – A gun battle in the East End of London...
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1885 in China (category Years of the 19th century in China)
Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zeng Guoquan Sino-French War January 3–4 - Battle of Núi Bop February...
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Oscar de Négrier (category French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War)
Chinese defenders when they stormed the village of Kep. In January 1885 de Négrier won the Battle of Núi Bop, often considered his professional masterpiece...
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December 1884 was 600 men and 19 officers. Its casualties in the Battle of Núi Bop (4 January 1885) and during the Lạng Sơn Campaign (February 1885)...
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The Battle of Zhenhai (Chinese: 鎮海之役) was a minor confrontation that took place on 1 March 1885 between Admiral Amédée Courbet's Far East Squadron (escadre...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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Tonkin Expeditionary Corps (category Corps of France)
established in June 1883 in the wake of Henri Rivière's defeat and death at the Battle of Paper Bridge, to entrench the French protectorate in Tonkin. Its first...
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The Battle of Tamsui, Danshui, or Hobe (2–8 October 1884) was a significant French defeat by the Qing dynasty at Tamsui on Taiwan during the Keelung Campaign...
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Fujian Fleet (category Military units and formations of the Qing dynasty)
the Battle of Fuzhou, the opening engagement of the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). The Fujian Fleet, which would be the main target of the...
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Guangdong Fleet (category Military units and formations of the Qing dynasty)
where they were destroyed along with seven other ships of the Fujian Fleet in the Battle of Fuzhou (23 August 1884). Given Guangdong's proximity to Tonkin...
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François de Négrier's defeat at the Battle of Bang Bo (24 March 1885). General Louis Brière de l'Isle, the commander-in-chief of French forces in Tonkin, was...
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Lạng Sơn province (category Provinces of Vietnam)
tonnes in 1999. Biểu số 4.1: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Trung du và miền núi phía Bắc năm 2022 [Table 4.1: Current land use status in the Northern Midlands...
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Keelung campaign (category Battles of the Sino-French War)
March victory. Commander-in-chief of the French Army at the start of the First World War and victor of the crucial Battle of the Marne in 1914, Joffre would...
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Member of the Council of Foreign Affairs, President of the Ministry of Justice, Administrator of the Treasure of the Ministry of Finances, Director of the...
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with vessels of the Cochinchina naval division. As France increased its commitment in Tonkin after Rivière's defeat and death at the Battle of Paper Bridge...
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Jacques Duchesne (category Military history of Vietnam)
of legionnaires, marine infantry and Tonkinese riflemen to relieve the Siege of Tuyên Quang, defeating Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army at the Battle of Yu...
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chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history. These lists do not include the battles of the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion,...
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Zeng Jize (category People of the Sino-French War)
son of Zeng Guofan (曾國藩), a leading reformist minister at the Qing court, who was a descendants of Zengzi. Zeng had inherited his father's title of Marquis...
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Marc-Edmond Dominé (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his conduct under fire. During the Franco-Prussian War, he was wounded a second time at the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande....
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