Battle of Đồng Đăng (1885)

Battle of Đồng Đăng
Part of the Sino-French War, Tonkin Campaign

The Gate of China, near Đồng Đăng
Date23 February 1885
Location
Đồng Đăng, north of Lạng Sơn, northern Vietnam
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
François de Négrier
Paul-Gustave Herbinger
Pan Dingxin
Feng Zicai
Strength
2,000 6,000
Casualties and losses
9 killed
46 wounded
Unknown

The Battle of Đồng Đăng (23 February 1885) was an important French victory during the Sino-French War. It is named after the town of Đồng Đăng, then in northern Tonkin, close to the border between China and Vietnam.