Sino-French War

The Sino-French or Franco-Chinese War, also known as the Tonkin War, was a limited conflict fought from August 1884 to April 1885 between the French Third Republic and the Qing dynasty for influence in Vietnam. There was no declaration of war.

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1884 — 1885  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Guerre franco-chinoise; Tonkin War; Tonquin War; Zhōngfǎ Zhànzhēng; čínsko-francouzská válka (1884-1885)
war, Qing dynasty, French Third Republic, 

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1884-08-01T00:00:00Z

1885-04-01T00:00:00Z

1884 — 1885 Sino-French War

0209-01-01T00:00:00Z

0209-01-01T00:00:00Z

209 Lu county rebellion

1939-11-01T00:00:00Z

1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

1939 — 1940 1939–1940 Winter Offensive

1616-01-01T00:00:00Z

1683-01-01T00:00:00Z

1616 — 1683 transition from Ming to Qing

1937-07-07T00:00:00Z

1945-09-09T00:00:00Z

1937 — 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War

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Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7230

Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7229

Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7231

Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7232

Chinese report on the Sino-French War printed in Shanghai 1883-1885

Qing army Sino-French war

General Louis Brière de l'Isle, and staff

Puck's review of the past year LCCN2012645159

Le Lt de Vaisseau Thoret de l'Escadre de l'Extrême-Orient sur le pas d'une maison de Kelung

French uniforms Tonkin

• Falsches Haar - German article in Die Gartenlaube, 1885, no. 9, German
• 中法兵事本末 - Account of Sino-French War 1883-1885, Classical Chinese

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Fangtou	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Hebei	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Kuxian	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Melon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Waqiaoguan	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		The Battle of Jin's Conquest of Qiaoshu	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	209	Lu county rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	1939–1940 Winter Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1616	transition from Ming to Qing	war	Wikidata
event	war	1884	Sino-French War	war, Qing dynasty, French Third Republic	Wikidata
event	war	1937	Second Sino-Japanese War	war, Taiwan, Empire of Japan, China	Wikidata
commons	image		Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7230		Commons
commons	image		Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7229		Commons
commons	image		Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7231		Commons
commons	image		Toy soldiers-French sailors Sino-French War mg 7232		Commons
commons	image		Chinese report on the Sino-French War printed in Shanghai 1883-1885		Commons
commons	image		Qing army Sino-French war		Commons
commons	image		General Louis Brière de l'Isle, and staff		Commons
commons	image		Puck's review of the past year LCCN2012645159		Commons
commons	image		Le Lt de Vaisseau Thoret de l'Escadre de l'Extrême-Orient sur le pas d'une maison de Kelung		Commons
commons	image		French uniforms Tonkin		Commons