What the records say
- When
- 15 Jun 1884 – 9 Jun 1885
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 12,100
- Coordinates
- 39.90° N, 116.41° E
- Total battle deaths
- 12100
Placed approximately by the source.
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 the Qing dynasty for the suzerainty of Vietnam. There was no declaration of war.
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2 sources record it
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributors · names it “Sino-French War”Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Includes 9 events
- Battle of Fuzhou23 Aug 1884 · Battle
- Battle of Tamsui8 Oct 1884 · Battle
- Battle of Yu Oc19 Nov 1884 · Battle
- Siege of Tuyên Quang24 Nov 1884 · Siege
- Battle of Nui Bop3 Jan 1885 · Battle
- Battle of Shipu14 Feb 1885 · Battle
- Battle of Dong Dang23 Feb 1885 · Battle
- Battle of Zhenhai1 Mar 1885 · Battle
- Battle of Hòa Mộc2 Mar 1885 · Battle