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Battle of Dong Dang

Battle of Dong Dang was a battle fought in 1885 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Sino-French War, which ran from 1884 to 1885. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 6,000.

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Fought1885
WhereVietnam21.946N, 106.697E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstQing dynasty
Casualties and losses9 killed; 46 woundedandUnknown
Part ofSino-French War1884 to 1885

Where it sits in the Sino-French War

Battle of Fuzhou, 1884Battle of Tamsui, 1884Battle of Yu Oc, 1884Siege of Tuyên Quang, 1884Battle of Nui Bop, 1885Battle of Shipu, 1885Battle of Dong Dang, 1885Battle of Zhenhai, 1885Battle of Hòa Mộc, 188518841885Battle of Dong Dang, 1885
9 placed engagements of the Sino-French War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1885 (year precision)
PlaceVietnam
21.946N, 106.697E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,0006,000
Casualties and losses9 killed; 46 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Pan Dingxin
  • Feng Zicai
Battle of Dong DangBattle of Dong DangBattle of Bang BoBattle of Nui BopBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Bang BoBattle of Nui BopBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênHanoiNanningHaiphongThái NguyênViệt TrìSơn TâyHoa BinhBắc Giang100 km21.946N, 106.697E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Dong Dang 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 Q4870894, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Đồng Đăng (1885), revision 1370603011, 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.