Capture of Hưng Hóa
| Capture of Hưng Hóa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Tonkin Campaign | |||||||
Black Flag entrenchments at Hưng Hóa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France |
Black Flag Army Nguyễn dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles-Théodore Millot Louis Brière de l'Isle François de Négrier |
Liu Yongfu Hoàng Kế Viêm | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 infantry several gunboats |
Around 3,000 Black Flag soldiers 6,000 Vietnamese soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 17 men drowned, no battle casualties | Not known; higher than French casualties | ||||||
The Capture of Hưng Hóa (12 April 1884) was an important French victory in the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86).