Battle of Gia Cuc

Battle of Gia Cuc
	Part of the Tonkin campaign
Date	27 and 28 March 1883
Location	Northern Vietnam
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Nguyễn dynasty; Black Flag Army
Commanders and leaders
Berthe de Villers	Hoàng Kế Viêm; Liu Yongfu
Strength
1 gunboat; 300 marine infantry; 60 sailors	around 6,000 Vietnamese soldiers
Casualties and losses
4 men wounded	Around 1,000 men killed and wounded

The Battle of Gia Cuc (Gia Quất), fought on 27 and 28 March 1883, during the Tonkin Campaign between the French and Vietnamese.

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