Bắc Lệ ambush
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The Bắc Lệ ambush (French: guet-apens de Bac-Lé, Vietnamese: trận Bắc Lệ or trận cầu Quan Âm) was a clash during the Tonkin Campaign in June 1884 between Chinese troops of the Guangxi Army and a French column sent to occupy Lạng Sơn and other towns near the Chinese border.[4] The French claimed that their troops had been ambushed by the Chinese. The incident led to the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885).
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Bắc Lệ ambush | |||||||
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Part of the Tonkin Campaign | |||||||
The Bắc Lệ ambush, 23 June 1884 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alphonse Dugenne |
Wang Debang Wan Zhongxuan Huang Yuxian Wang Hongshun Pan Dingxin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
450 French troops, 350 Tonkinese auxiliaries | 4,600 Chinese regulars | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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