Title

The Son Tay Campaign

Caption

The Son Tay Campaign (11 December 1883 to 17 December 1883) was a campaign fought by the French to capture the strategically important city of Son Tay in Tonkin (Vietnam) from Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army and allied contingents of Vietnamese and Chinese troops. The campaign was between the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps and the Black Flag Army, during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–1886), that preceded the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885)

Date

1883

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A10_199

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 18,2in x 12,8in / 5468 x 3836 (300dpi)

Keywords

French Empire Son Tay Campaign campaign French capture strategic city Son Tay Tonkin Vietnam Liu Yongfu Black Flag Army Vietnamese Chinese troops Tonkin Expeditionary Corps Black Flag Army Sino-French War Vietnam French Indo-china French Empire 19th century End of 19th century Late 19th century Attack Attacking Combat Battle Violence