Battle of Fuzhou
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The Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage, was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War. The battle was fought on 23 August 1884 off th
The Battle of Fuzhou, 23 August 1884, from The Graphic
The Foochow Navy Yard, built under the direction of the French administrator Prosper Giquel
Zhang Peilun (1843–1903), the Chinese commander at Fuzhou
The Chinese flagship Yangwu and the gunboat Fuxing at anchor off the Foochow Navy Yard on the eve of the battle
Sino-French War
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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 influence i
Battle of Fuzhou
…Anchorage (French: Combat naval de Fou-Tchéou, Chinese: 馬江海戰, 馬江之役 or 馬尾海戰, literally Battle of Mawei), was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War (December 1883 – April 1885). The battle was fought on 23 August 1884 off the Pagoda Anchorage in Mawei (馬尾) harbour, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the…
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