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Battle of Cầu Giấy

Battle of Cầu Giấy was a battle fought in 1883 at Cầu Giấy, in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cầu Giấy. It was part of the Tonkin Campaign, which ran from 1883 to 1886. The recorded result: Black Flag victory. Recorded strength: 550 men (marine infantry, sailors and artillery) against Around 1,500 Black Flag soldiers.

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Fought1883
WhereCầu Giấy, Vietnam21.030N, 105.790E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBlack Flag victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstBlack Flag Army
Part ofTonkin Campaign1883 to 1886

Where it sits in the Tonkin Campaign

Capture of Nam Định, 1883Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1883Battle of Palan, 1883Sơn Tây Campaign, 1883Bắc Ninh Campaign, 1884Capture of Hung Hoa, 1884Lạng Sơn Campaign, 1885Battle of Bang Bo, 188518831885Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1883
8 placed engagements of the Tonkin Campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1883 (year precision)
PlaceCầu Giấy, Vietnam
21.030N, 105.790E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength550 men (marine infantry, sailors and artillery)Around 1,500 Black Flag soldiers
Casualties and losses35 dead, 52 wounded, most officers killed; 3 Guns CapturedApproximately 30 dead, similar number of wounded
Commanders
  • Henri Rivière (naval officer)
  • Berthe de Villers
Battle of Cầu GiấyBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of Cầu GiấySiege of Đông QuanBattle of HanoiSiege of SongpingSơn Tây CampaignSiege of Đông QuanSơn Tây CampaignHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhThanh HóaViệt TrìNinh BìnhBắc GiangPingxiang100 km21.030N, 105.790E
Placed at Cầu Giấy; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Cầu Giấy is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 269 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870828, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cầu Giấy (1883), revision 1370438104, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.