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Battle of Hòa Mộc

Battle of Hòa Mộc was a battle fought on 2 March 1885 in what is now Vietnam. It was part of the Sino-French War, which ran from 1884 to 1885. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 3,400 men against Unknown.

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Battle of Kep (The image was published in France in 1884 and is therefore out of copyright both in France and the United States)
Battle of Kep (The image was published in France in 1884 and is therefore out of copyright both in France and the United States). Images d'Epinal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 March 1885
WhereVietnam21.817N, 105.217E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstQing dynasty; Black Flag Army
Casualties and losses76 killed; 408 woundedandUnknown
Part ofSino-French War1884 to 1885

Where it sits in the Sino-French War

Battle of Fuzhou, 1884Battle of Tamsui, 1884Battle of Yu Oc, 1884Siege of Tuyên Quang, 1884Battle of Nui Bop, 1885Battle of Shipu, 1885Battle of Dong Dang, 1885Pescadores Campaign, 1885Battle of Zhenhai, 1885Battle of Hòa Mộc, 188518841885Battle of Hòa Mộc, 1885
10 placed engagements of the Sino-French War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 March 1885
PlaceVietnam
21.817N, 105.217E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,400 menUnknown
Casualties and losses76 killed; 408 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Laurent Giovanninelli
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Battle of Hòa Mộc 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 Q4871238, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hòa Mộc, revision 1370265902, 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.