sino-french war
Another significant battle in the Sino-French War was the Battle of Fuzhou. The Battle of Fuzhou was fought on the 23rd of August in Mawei Harbour. Admiral Amedee Courbet, commanding the French Far East Squadron defeated the Fujin Fleet, one of China’s four regional fleets. The battle resulted in 10 deaths of the French and the Chinese suffrred casualties of approximately 2,000-3,000.
One other battle of importance was the Battle of Tamsui (as shown on the left) which was one of the most significant defeats in the entire war. Fought on 8th October 1884, the Battle of Tamsui was part of the Keelung Campaign. The French had decided to pressure the Chinese by landing a force to capture to seize Keelung and Tamsui. Lieutenant-Colonel Bertaux-Levillain arived at Keelung first with 1,800 marine troops, forcing China to retreat to a more defendable position. At the same time, a second force was preparing to attack Tamsui.
One last battle which severely impacted on the Chinese forces was the attack on Foochow. The French‘s ships destroyed all the obsolete Chinese ships and suffered very little casualties in terms of sailor’s and no losses in ships.
The Chinese did win some battles, although considerably less and lower impacting battles. As a result of the Chinese fighting on familiar terrain, they were able to win some battles including the Battle of Ningming, where they defeated a French army of 3,000. Regardless of these victories, the French eventually defeated the Chinese forces and forced them into negotiation.
As a consequence of losing the war, China signed the Treaty of Hainan, which made China give up the islands of Hainan and Taiwan among other conditions including concessions to Kwang-Chou-Wan and Hankou. The biggest change was that China was forced to accept that Vietnam was now under the protection of France and China was now unable to have control over Indochina over the following years. The years following the end of the war were spent crushing any Vietnamese resistance against the French.
In conclusion, the Sino-French War was a major loss for China in the 1800's. Lasting from 1884-1885, the war was basiccaly a battle over who woukd get to have control over Tonkin (northern Vietnam). As a result of the defeat, China lost control of Vietnam and was forced to give up the islands of Hainan and Taiwan. China did win some of the battles, but in the end, France proved to be too strong a force to defeat even when China had the support of the Vietnamese Army and the Black Flag Army. It officially ended in April, 1885.
One other battle of importance was the Battle of Tamsui (as shown on the left) which was one of the most significant defeats in the entire war. Fought on 8th October 1884, the Battle of Tamsui was part of the Keelung Campaign. The French had decided to pressure the Chinese by landing a force to capture to seize Keelung and Tamsui. Lieutenant-Colonel Bertaux-Levillain arived at Keelung first with 1,800 marine troops, forcing China to retreat to a more defendable position. At the same time, a second force was preparing to attack Tamsui.
One last battle which severely impacted on the Chinese forces was the attack on Foochow. The French‘s ships destroyed all the obsolete Chinese ships and suffered very little casualties in terms of sailor’s and no losses in ships.
The Chinese did win some battles, although considerably less and lower impacting battles. As a result of the Chinese fighting on familiar terrain, they were able to win some battles including the Battle of Ningming, where they defeated a French army of 3,000. Regardless of these victories, the French eventually defeated the Chinese forces and forced them into negotiation.
As a consequence of losing the war, China signed the Treaty of Hainan, which made China give up the islands of Hainan and Taiwan among other conditions including concessions to Kwang-Chou-Wan and Hankou. The biggest change was that China was forced to accept that Vietnam was now under the protection of France and China was now unable to have control over Indochina over the following years. The years following the end of the war were spent crushing any Vietnamese resistance against the French.
In conclusion, the Sino-French War was a major loss for China in the 1800's. Lasting from 1884-1885, the war was basiccaly a battle over who woukd get to have control over Tonkin (northern Vietnam). As a result of the defeat, China lost control of Vietnam and was forced to give up the islands of Hainan and Taiwan. China did win some of the battles, but in the end, France proved to be too strong a force to defeat even when China had the support of the Vietnamese Army and the Black Flag Army. It officially ended in April, 1885.