Battle of Núi Bop

Battle of Núi Bop
Part of the Sino-French War, Tonkin Campaign

French infantry capture a Chinese fort at Núi Bop, 4 January 1885
Date3–4 January 1885
Location
South of Lạng Sơn, northern Vietnam
21°50′52.800″N 106°45′28.800″E / 21.84800000°N 106.75800000°E / 21.84800000; 106.75800000
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
François de Négrier Wang Debang
Strength
2,000 men 12,000 men
Casualties and losses
19 killed
65 wounded		 600+ killed
Location within Vietnam

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 forward base at Chu, and was an essential preliminary to the Lạng Sơn Campaign in February 1885.

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