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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citadel. The Zhenhai Coastal Battery was the site of the 1885 Battle of Zhenhai during the Sino-French War. In the later 19th century, Zhenhai was protected...
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Sino-French War (redirect from French War of 1884-1885)
general Ouyang Lijian (歐陽利見), charged with the defence of Ningbo, to claim the so-called 'Battle of Zhenhai' as a defensive victory. In February 1885, under...
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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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The following is a list of wars and battles involving China, organized by date. Bai Lang Rebellion (1911–1913) Second Chinese Revolution (1913) World...
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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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Ningbo (redirect from Geography of Ningbo)
forces briefly took possession of the walled city of Ningbo after storming the fortified town of Zhenhai at the mouth of the Yong River on October 10,...
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Ray Lui (category Hong Kong people of Hoa descent)
II and The Bund III). Since then, Lui has been playing the leading roles of various TVB-produced television series in the 1980s. Lui retired from TVB...
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Zhenhai Middle School (Chinese: 镇海中学; pinyin: zhèn hǎi zhōng xué), or, in Western terms, Zhenhai High School, is a secondary school in Zhenhai, Ningbo...
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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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terror attacks in France List of battles involving France (disambiguation) List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560 List of wars in the southern Low Countries...
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Liu Bingzhang (category Governors of Jiangxi)
Governor of Zhejiang Province, and was responsible for the defense of the Zhejiang coast. In this capacity, he fought in the Battle of Zhenhai against...
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at Foochow (Fuzhou) 1885 February 14 Battle of Shipu – French attack Chinese ships 1885 March 1 Battle of Zhenhai – Chinese fleet and coastal defenses...
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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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Amédée Courbet (category Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour)
general Ouyang Lijian, charged with the defence of Ningbo, to claim the so-called Battle of Zhenhai as a defensive victory. In February 1885, under diplomatic...
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1884), the blockade of Formosa (October 1884 to April 1885), the Battle of Shipu (14 February 1885), the so-called Battle of Zhenhai (1 March 1885), the...
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Zhaobao Mountain (category Mountains of Zhejiang)
north bank near the mouth of the Yong River at the east end of the town of Zhenhai 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the city of Ningbo. The Zhaobao Mount...
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Western imperialism in Asia (redirect from European colonisation of Asia)
defeated the French at the Battle of Cầu Giấy (Paper Bridge), Bắc Lệ ambush, Battle of Phu Lam Tao, Battle of Zhenhai, the Battle of Tamsui in the Keelung...
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Beiyang Fleet (redirect from Minister of Beiyang)
Auxiliary ships "泰安" Zhenhai "鎮海" Caojiang "操江" "湄云" Transport Liyun "利運" The Beiyang Fleet maintained a naval infantry unit of 300 marines who were identified...
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Zhang Peilun (category People of the Sino-French War)
Admiral Amédée Courbet, at the Battle of Fuzhou (23 August 1884). Zhang had made no serious attempt to coordinate the resistance of the Fujian fleet, and was...
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Nanyang Fleet (category Military units and formations of the Qing dynasty)
gunboats were trapped in Zhenhai Bay by the French on 1 March 1885 and ignominiously blockaded there for the rest of the war. The loss of Yuyuan and Chengqing...
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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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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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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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Ouyang Lijian (category People of the Taiping Rebellion)
Chinese admiral of the Zhejiang Fleet that served Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang who was most notable for his participation at the Battle of Zhenhai during the...
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The Battle of Hòa Mộc (2 March 1885) was the most fiercely fought action of the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). At heavy cost, Colonel Giovanninelli's...
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Campaign 1885 Battle of Shipu 1885 Battle of Zhenhai 1885 Siege of Tuyên Quang 1885 Battle of Hòa Mộc 1885 Battle of Bang Bo 1885 Battle of Phu Lam Tao...
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Sébastien Lespès (category French military personnel of the Crimean War)
ships of the Nanyang Fleet and brought them to action in the Battle of Shipu and the Battle of Zhenhai, Lespès was left in command of the blockade of Formosa...
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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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The Battle of Phu Lam Tao (23 March 1885) was a politically significant engagement during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885), in which a French...
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