Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of the Sino-French War

The atlas places 9 engagements of the Sino-French War (1884 to 1885): 6 battles, 1 siege and 2 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (5), People's Republic of China (3), Taiwan (1).

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Battle of TamsuiBattle of Yu OcBattle of Nui BopBattle of FuzhouSiege of Tuyên QuangBattle of ShipuBattle of Dong DangBattle of ZhenhaiBattle of Hòa MộcBattle of FuzhouSiege of Tuyên QuangBattle of ShipuBattle of Dong DangBattle of ZhenhaiTaipeiChengduGuangzhouShenzhenWuhanChongqingGuiyangChangshaNanchangNanning500 km25.888N, 113.565E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1884: 4 engagements1885: 5 engagements5 in 188518841885
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 188518841885
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
August 1884Battle of FuzhouFuzhou, People's Republic of ChinaFrench victory
8 October 1884Battle of TamsuiTamsui District, TaiwanChinese victory
19 November 1884Battle of Yu OcVietnamFrench victory
24 November 1884Siege of Tuyên QuangTuyên Quang, VietnamFrench victory
3 January 1885Battle of Nui BopVietnamFrench victory
14 February 1885Battle of ShipuChina
1885Battle of Dong DangVietnamFrench victory
1 March 1885Battle of ZhenhaiZhenhai District, ChinaChinese victory
2 March 1885Battle of Hòa MộcVietnamFrench victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Sino-French War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.