Feng Zicai
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Feng Zicai was a general in the Imperial Army during the Qing dynasty who helped suppress the Taiping Rebellion and fend off a French invasion in the Sino-French War. He was originally a bandit from Q
Feng Zicai
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
Feng Zicai
…1818–1903) was a general in the Imperial Army during the Qing dynasty who helped suppress the Taiping Rebellion and fend off a French invasion in the Sino-French War. He was originally a bandit from Qinzhou, Guangxi. Feng Zicai’s ancestors lived for generations in Shatouwai (沙头圩), Nanhai County, Guangdong Province…
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