Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
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The Battle of Bang Bo, known in China as the Battle of Zhennan Pass, was a major Chinese victory during the Sino-French War. The battle, fought on 23 and 24 March 1885 on the Tonkin-Guangxi border, saw the defeat of 1,500 soldiers of General François de Négrier's 2nd Brigade of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps by a Chinese army under the command of the Guangxi military commissioner Pan Dingxin.
Chinese fortifications at Zhennan Pass
Chinese regular soldiers photographed during the Sino-French war
Bang Bo, Ky Lua and the Retreat from Lạng Sơn, March 1885
General François Oscar de Négrier (1842–1913)
Sino-French War
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The Sino-French War, also known as the Tonkin War, was a limited conflict fought from August 1884 to April 1885. There was no declaration of war.
Operations of the Sino-French War
Commandant Henri Rivière (1827–83)
European residents walk warily in the streets of Guangzhou, autumn 1883.
The capture of Sơn Tây, 16 December 1883