Battle of Palan
The Battle of Palan (1 September 1883) was one of several clashes between the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps and Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army during the Tonkin campaign (1883–1886).
| Battle of Palan | |||||||
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| Part of the Tonkin Campaign | |||||||
French artillerymen at Palan bring up their guns | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Colonial Empire |
Black Flag Army Nguyễn dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alexandre-Eugène Bouët | Liu Yongfu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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900 French marine infantry and Cochinchinese riflemen 450 Yellow Flag auxiliaries 1 artillery battery 6 gunboats |
1,200 Black Flag soldiers 3,000 Vietnamese soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 16 dead, 43 wounded | 60 Chinese dead (by body count), but most probably several hundred dead and wounded | ||||||
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