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Battle of Yu Oc

Battle of Yu Oc was a battle fought on 19 November 1884 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: 700 men against Around 2,000 men.

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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.
Fought19 November 1884
WhereVietnam21.817N, 105.217E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstBlack Flag Army
Casualties and losses10 dead; 37 woundedandSeveral hundreds casualties
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 Yu Oc, 1884
10 placed engagements of the Sino-French War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 November 1884
PlaceVietnam
21.817N, 105.217E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength700 menAround 2,000 men
Casualties and losses10 dead; 37 woundedSeveral hundreds casualties
Commanders
  • Jacques Duchesne
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Battle of Yu Oc 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 Q2890423, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yu Oc, revision 1370277260, 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.