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Siege of Tuyên Quang

Siege of Tuyên Quang was a siege conducted on 24 November 1884 at Tuyên Quang, in what is now Vietnam; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Sino-French War, which ran from 1884 to 1885. The recorded result: French victory.

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Fought24 November 1884lasted 3 months
WhereTuyên Quang, Vietnam21.817N, 105.217E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstQing dynasty; 23px Black Flag Army
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, 188518841885Siege of Tuyên Quang, 1884
9 placed engagements of the Sino-French War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 November 1884
to 3 March 1885
PlaceTuyên Quang, Vietnam
21.817N, 105.217E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength619
Commanders
  • Marc-Edmond Dominé
Siege of Tuyên QuangSiege of Tuyên QuangBattle of Hòa MộcBattle of Yu OcBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Nghia LoOperation Ivory CoastBattle of Hòa MộcBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênOperation Ivory CoastHanoiHaiphongThái NguyênViệt TrìHoa BinhLao ChiHa GiangPingxiang100 km21.817N, 105.217E
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Siege of Tuyên Quang 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 Q3486048, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tuyên Quang, revision 1370746117, 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.