Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Liu Yongfu

Battles of Liu Yongfu

Chinese general (1837-1917)

Liu Yongfu is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1883 and 1895: 7 battles, 1 siege and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (8), Taiwan (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,998 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Tonkin Campaign (5), Sino-French War (3), Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1).

Battle of PalanCapture of Hung HoaBattle of Yu OcSiege of Tuyên QuangCapitulation of TainanBattle of Cầu GiấySơn Tây CampaignBắc Ninh CampaignBattle of Hòa MộcJapanese invasion of TaiwanBattle of Cầu GiấyBắc Ninh CampaignBattle of Hòa MộcJapanese invasion of TaiwanTaipeiGuangzhouShenzhenFuzhouNanningKaohsiungShantouGuilinTaichungXiamen500 km22.396N, 113.083E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1883: 3 engagements1884: 4 engagements4 in 18841885: 1 engagements1895: 2 engagements18831895
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cầu Giấy, 1883Battle of Palan, 1883Sơn Tây Campaign, 1883Bắc Ninh Campaign, 1884Capture of Hung Hoa, 1884Battle of Yu Oc, 1884Siege of Tuyên Quang, 1884Battle of Hòa Mộc, 1885Japanese invasion of Taiwan, 1895Capitulation of Tainan, 189518831895
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1883Battle of Cầu GiấyCầu Giấy, VietnamBlack Flag victory
1883Battle of PalanHanoi, Vietnam5 km EFrench tactical victory, strategically inconclusive
1883Sơn Tây CampaignVietnam37 km WFrench victory
1884Bắc Ninh CampaignVietnam57 km EFrench victory
1884Capture of Hung HoaPhú Thọ, Vietnam93 km WFrench victory
19 November 1884Battle of Yu OcVietnam54 km NFrench victory
24 November 1884Siege of Tuyên QuangTuyên Quang, Vietnam0 km NEFrench victory
2 March 1885Battle of Hòa MộcVietnam0 km NFrench victory
1895Japanese invasion of TaiwanTaiwan Island, Taiwan1,632 km EJapanese victory
1895Capitulation of TainanTainan, Taiwan120 km SWJapanese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.