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Lạng Sơn Campaign

Lạng Sơn Campaign was a campaign fought in 1885 at Lạng Sơn, in what is now Vietnam. It was part of the Tonkin Campaign, which ran from 1883 to 1886. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 7,200 combatants; 4,500 coolies against 20,000 men.

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Fought1885
WhereLạng Sơn, Vietnam21.830N, 106.750E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third Republic; French CochinchinaagainstQing dynasty
Part ofTonkin Campaign1883 to 1886

Where it sits in the Tonkin Campaign

Capture of Nam Định, 1883Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1883Battle of Palan, 1883Sơn Tây Campaign, 1883Bắc Ninh Campaign, 1884Capture of Hung Hoa, 1884Lạng Sơn Campaign, 1885Battle of Bang Bo, 188518831885Lạng Sơn Campaign, 1885
8 placed engagements of the Tonkin Campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1885 (year precision)
to 1885
PlaceLạng Sơn, Vietnam
21.830N, 106.750E
KindCampaign, nineteenth century
Strength7,200 combatants; 4,500 coolies20,000 men
Casualties and lossesTay Hoa: 18 dead, 101 wounded; Ha Hoa: 4 dead, 18 wounded; Dong Song: 3 dead, 41 wounded; Pho Vy: 1 dead, 23 wounded; Bac Vie: 30 dead, 188 wounded; Total: 56 Dead, 371 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Pan Dingxin
  • Feng Zicai
Lạng Sơn CampaignLạng Sơn CampaignBattle of Nui BopBattle of Bang BoBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngOperation LéaBattle of Bang BoBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngOperation LéaNanningHaiphongThái NguyênViệt TrìSơn TâyHoa BinhBắc GiangCao Bằng100 km21.830N, 106.750E
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Elsewhere in 1885

Lạng Sơn Campaign is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 269 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6711767, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Lạng Sơn campaign, revision 1377313524, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.