Siege of Tuyên Quang
| Siege of Tuyên Quang | |||||||
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| Part of the Sino-French War, Tonkin Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France |
Qing dynasty Black Flag Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Marc-Edmond Dominé |
Tang Jingsong Liu Yongfu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 619 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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50 dead 224 wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Tuyên Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). A French garrison of 619 men, including two companies of the French Foreign Legion, successfully defended the French post of Tuyên Quang against vastly outnumbering Chinese forces in a four-month siege from 24 November 1884 to 3 March 1885. 'Tuyên Quang 1885' remains one of the Legion's proudest battle honours.