Battle of Yu Oc

When

19 Nov 1884

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

21.82° N, 105.22° E

Description

1884 battle

Battle during the Sino-French War

The Battle of Yu Oc was a French victory during the Sino-French War. The battle was fought to relieve the French garrison of Tuyên Quang, under siege by the Tang Jingsong's Yunnan Army and Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army. The French commander at Yu Oc, Colonel Jacques Duchesne, would later distinguish himself as the conqueror of Madagascar (1895).

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• Sino-French15 Jun 1884 · Interstate war · Deaths 12,100