Battle of Yu Oc
The Battle of Yu Oc (19 November 1884) was a French victory during the Sino-French War. The battle was fought to relieve the French garrison of Tuyên Quang, under siege by the Tang Jingsong's Yunnan Army and Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army. The French commander at Yu Oc, Colonel Jacques Duchesne, would later distinguish himself as the conqueror of Madagascar (1895).
| Battle of Yu Oc | |||||||
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| Part of the Sino-French War, Tonkin Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Black Flag Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jacques Duchesne | Liu Yongfu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 700 men | around 2,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10 dead 37 wounded | several hundreds casualties | ||||||
Location within Vietnam Battle of Yu Oc (Southeast Asia) | |||||||
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