Siege of Tuyên Quang
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The Siege of Tuyên Quang was a protracted 1884–1885 confrontation in northern Vietnam where a small French garrison with colonial troops held out against vastly superior Chinese and Black Flag forces, becoming one of the most celebrated episodes of French colonial military history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Tuyên Quang canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Indochina
NERFINISHED
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French colonial expansion in Indochina ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black Flag Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ French colonial forces ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Republic of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonkinese Riflemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Tonkin Campaign of the Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Foreign Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing Chinese troops ⓘ |
| conflict | Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
|
| describedAs | protracted confrontation ⓘ |
| duration | several months ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | small French and colonial garrison ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in French military history
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featured in traditions of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| location |
Tonkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuyên Quang NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence by small French garrison against superior forces
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heroic resistance of the Legionnaires ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength | vastly superior Chinese and Black Flag forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
French conquest of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonkin Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most celebrated episodes of French colonial military history
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symbol of French Foreign Legion bravery ⓘ |
| startDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | fortified post under siege ⓘ |
| year |
1884
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1885 ⓘ |
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