Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Oscar de Négrier

Battles of Oscar de Négrier

French Army general (1839–1913)

Oscar de Négrier is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1884 and 1885: 4 battles, all in present-day Vietnam. Taken in date order, the sites lie 194 km apart end to end, 65 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Tonkin Campaign (2), Sino-French War (2).

Capture of Hung HoaBattle of Nui BopBattle of Dong DangBattle of Bang BoCapture of Hung HoaBattle of Nui BopBattle of Dong DangBattle of Bang BoHanoiNanningHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhBeihaiQinzhouSơn TâyHong GaiCẩm Phả200 km21.662N, 105.962E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1884: 1 engagements1885: 3 engagements3 in 188518841885
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Capture of Hung Hoa, 1884Battle of Nui Bop, 1885Battle of Dong Dang, 1885Battle of Bang Bo, 188518841885
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1884Capture of Hung HoaVietnamFrench victory
3 January 1885Battle of Nui BopVietnam174 km EFrench victory
1885Battle of Dong DangVietnam13 km NWFrench victory
24 March 1885Battle of Bang BoVietnam7 km NEChinese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.