Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass) 1885
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 24 March 1885 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1885 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Vietnam | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Tonkin Campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 21.9898, 106.7518 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Bang Bo, known in China as the Battle of Zhennan Pass (Chinese: 鎮南關之役), was a major Chinese victory during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). The battle, fought on 23 and 24 March 1885 on the Tonkin-Guangxi border, saw the defeat of 1,500 soldiers of General François de Négrier's 2nd Brigade of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps by a Chinese army under the command of the Guangxi military commissioner Pan Dingxin (潘鼎新).
The battle set the scene for the French retreat from Lạng Sơn on 28 March and the conclusion of the Sino-French War in early April in circumstances of considerable embarrassment for France.
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