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Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop.
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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 Núi Bop
Part of the Sino-French War
The Battle of Núi Bop was a French victory during the Sino-French War. The battle was fought to clear Chinese forces away from the French forward base at Chu, and was an essential preliminary to the Lạng Sơn Campaign in February 1885.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 3
Day of the year
January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)