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Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
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Sino-French War
1884–1885 conflict between France and China
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 Qing China for influence in Vietnam. There was no declaration of war.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Đồng Đăng (1885)
Part of the Sino-French War in Vietnam
The Battle of Đồng Đăng was an important French victory during the Sino-French War. It is named after the town of Đồng Đăng, then in northern Tonkin, close to the border between China and Vietnam.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tonkin
Historical name for Northern Vietnam
Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is an exonym referring to the area surrounding the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain Đàng Ngoài under Trịnh lords' control, including both the Northern and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)