Battle of Son Tai
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, French History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Indochina
- Date: December 14-16, 1883
Article abstract: Type of action: Naval and land engagement in Tonkin War. Result: Successful French taking of the fort and village.
In the first serious engagement in the French conquest of Vietnam, the French charged the fortress of Son Tai on December 14, 1883. French admiral Amédée Anatole Prosper Courbet’s 7,000 men and seven riverboats attacked the Vietnamese garrison, which was under the command of Lin Yung Ku and numbered more than 25,000, including 10,000 of the feared Black Flag Chinese guerrillas. After a day of hard fighting, the garrison was...
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