Battle of Bang Bo

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Bang Bo was a key 1885 engagement in northern Vietnam during the Sino-French War, in which Chinese forces repelled a French offensive near the border with China.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Ky Lua	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bang Bo–Zhennan Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Zhennan Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	China NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	1885 in Vietnam ⓘ Battles involving China ⓘ Battles involving France ⓘ Battles of the Sino-French War ⓘ
cause	French offensive towards the Chinese border ⓘ
ChineseForcesType	Guangxi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Feng Zicai NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Brière de l’Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar de Négrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan Dingxin NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war battle ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
date	1885-03-23 ⓘ
defensiveRole	Chinese defense of the Guangxi border ⓘ
endDate	1885-03-24 ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
followedBy	French retreat from Lang Son NERFINISHED ⓘ Lang Son Retreat NERFINISHED ⓘ
FrenchForcesType	Tonkin Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	land warfare ⓘ
involved	French colonial forces ⓘ Qing imperial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Bang Bo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ
near	China–Vietnam border NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	French offensive repelled ⓘ
partOf	Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonkin Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	French capture of Lang Son ⓘ
region	Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Chinese victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to French political crisis of 1885 ⓘ decisive setback for French forces in Tonkin ⓘ
startDate	1885-03-23 ⓘ
strategicObjective	French attempt to threaten Chinese positions at Zhennan Pass ⓘ
theatre	Tonkin theatre of the Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1885 ⓘ

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Sino-French War → notableBattle → Battle of Bang Bo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Ky Lua