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Battle of Bang Bo

Battle of Bang Bo was a battle fought on 24 March 1885 in what is now Vietnam. It was part of the Tonkin Campaign, which ran from 1883 to 1886. The recorded result: Chinese victory. Recorded strength: 2,137 men against 30,000 men; a couple thousand men only participated in the battle itself; (Lung Chang estimate).

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Fought24 March 1885
WhereVietnam21.990N, 106.752E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstQing dynasty; 24px Black Flag Army
Casualties and losses74 killed; 213 woundedandUnknown
Part ofTonkin Campaign1883 to 1886

Where it sits in the Tonkin Campaign

Capture of Nam Định, 1883Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1883Battle of Palan, 1883Capture of Hung Hoa, 1884Battle of Bang Bo, 188518831885Battle of Bang Bo, 1885
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Record

Date24 March 1885
PlaceVietnam
21.990N, 106.752E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,137 men30,000 men; a couple thousand men only participated in the battle itself; (Lung Chang estimate)
Casualties and losses74 killed; 213 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Pan Dingxin
  • Feng Zicai
  • Wang Debang
  • Su Yuanchun
Battle of Bang BoBattle of Bang BoBattle of Nui BopBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Nui BopBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênNanningHaiphongThái NguyênViệt TrìSơn TâyBắc GiangCao BằngTuyên Quang100 km21.990N, 106.752E
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Elsewhere in 1885

Battle of Bang Bo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870413, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass), revision 1382813184, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.