Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
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The Battle of Bang Bo, known in China as the Battle of Zhennan Pass (Chinese: 鎮南關之役), was a major Chinese victory during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). The battle, fought on 23 and 24 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 by a Chinese army under the command of the Guangxi military commissioner Pan Dingxin (潘鼎新).[8]
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Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass) | |||||||
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Part of the Tonkin Campaign, Sino-French War | |||||||
Chinese fortifications at Zhennan Pass | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
China Black Flag Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
François Oscar de Négrier (WIA) Paul-Gustave Herbinger Lieutenant Colonel Godart Lieutenant Colonel Donnier Lieutenant Colonel Schoeffer Captain Roperh Captain de Saxcé Captain Martin Captain Patrick Cotter † Captain Brunet † |
Pan Dingxin Feng Zicai Wang Debang Wang Xiaochi(王孝祺) Su Yuanchun[2][3][4][5] Chen Jia (陈嘉) Jiang Zonghan(蔣宗汉) Fang Yousheng (方友升) Wei Gang(魏刚) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,137 men[6] | 30,000 men[7][6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
74 killed[6] 213 wounded[6] | 1,650 killed or wounded[6] |
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The battle set the scene for the French retreat from Lạng Sơn on 28 March and the conclusion of the Sino-French War in early April in circumstances of considerable embarrassment for France.