Siege of Tuyên Quang

The siege of Tuyên Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin during the Sino-French War. A French garrison of 619 men, including two companies of the French Foreign Legion, successfully defended the French post of Tuyên Quang against vastly outnumbering Chinese forces in a four-month siege from 24 November 1884 to 3 March 1885. 'Tuyên Quang 1885' remains one of the Legion's proudest battle honours.

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1884 — 1885  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Siege of Tuyen Quang
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1884 — 1885 Siege of Tuyên Quang

1884-11-19T00:00:00Z

1884-11-19T00:00:00Z

1884 Battle of Yu Oc

1885-03-02T00:00:00Z

1885-03-02T00:00:00Z

1885 Battle of Hòa Mộc

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Tuyen Quang Citadel

Chinese Prisoners

FusilS remington 1869 mauser 187 rempart chinois tuyen quang 05185

LAROUSSE - L.C.Bombled (1862-1927) GÉNIE Ingenieur sapeur mineur (French military engineer soldiers historical uniforms etc) Larousse du XXe siècle (1928-1933) SIÈGE DU TUYEN-QUAN No known copyright

Defense of Tuyen Quan bf 1923

Legion sniper, Tuyen Quang

Into the Breach

Jules Bobillot

Tuyen Quan 19th century bf 1923

Bmr92 mar dominé 125

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1884	Battle of Yu Oc	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1884	Siege of Tuyên Quang	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1885	Battle of Hòa Mộc	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Citadel of Tuyen Quang	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Tuyen Quang Citadel		Commons
commons	image		Chinese Prisoners		Commons
commons	image		FusilS remington 1869 mauser 187 rempart chinois tuyen quang 05185		Commons
commons	image		LAROUSSE - L.C.Bombled (1862-1927) GÉNIE Ingenieur sapeur mineur (French military engineer soldiers historical uniforms etc) Larousse du XXe siècle (1928-1933) SIÈGE DU TUYEN-QUAN No known copyright		Commons
commons	image		Defense of Tuyen Quan bf 1923		Commons
commons	image		Legion sniper, Tuyen Quang		Commons
commons	image		Into the Breach		Commons
commons	image		Jules Bobillot		Commons
commons	image		Tuyen Quan 19th century bf 1923		Commons
commons	image		Bmr92 mar dominé 125		Commons