Lạng Sơn campaign
1885 French offensive in Sino-French War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lạng Sơn campaign (3 to 13 February 1885) was a major French offensive in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). The Tonkin Expeditionary Corps, under the command of General Louis Brière de l'Isle, defeated the Chinese Guangxi Army and captured the strategically important town of Lạng Sơn in a ten-day campaign mounted under formidable logistical constraints.[1]
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Lạng Sơn campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Tonkin campaign, Sino-French War | |||||||
Capture of Lạng Sơn, 13 February 1885 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing dynasty | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Brière de l'Isle François de Négrier Laurent Giovanninelli |
Pan Dingxin Feng Zicai | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,200 combatants 4,500 coolies | 20,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Tay Hoa: 18 dead, 101 wounded Ha Hoa: 4 dead, 18 wounded Dong Song: 3 dead, 41 wounded Pho Vy: 1 dead, 23 wounded Bac Vie: 30 dead, 188 wounded Total: 56 Dead, 270 wounded | Heavy |
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