Bang Bo

Battle Of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
... Bop Tuyen Quang Yu Oc Hoa Moc Phu Lam Tao Bang Bo 2nd Lang Son Pescadores The Battle of Bang Bo, known in China as the battle of Zhennan Pass (Chinese ...

Retreat From Lang Son - The Battle of Ky Lua, 28 March 1885
... Following their victory at the Battle of Bang Bo (24 March 1885), the Chinese advanced slowly in pursuit of the retreating French, and on 28 March de Négrier fought a battle at Ky Lua in defence of Lang Son ... had won a stunning victory and had amply avenged the defeat at Bang Bo ... scathingly on his performance during the Lang Son campaign and at Bang Bo, where he had badly bungled an attack on the Chinese positions ...

Sino-French War - The Sino–French War, August 1884 To April 1885 - The Endgame - Bang Bo, Ky Lua and The Retreat From Lang Son
... The Battle of Bang Bo (named by the French from the Vietnamese pronunciation of Hengpo, a village in the centre of the Chinese position where the fighting was fiercest), is ... commented scathingly on his performance during the Lang Son campaign and at Bang Bo, where he had badly bungled an attack on the Chinese positions ...

Oscar De Négrier - Sino-French War
... bulk of the 2nd Brigade and attack the Chinese in their entrenched camp at Bang Bo near Zhennan Pass, hoping that the element of surprise would make up for his lack of numbers ... On 23 March the French took the outworks of the Chinese camp at Bang Bo, but on 24 March 1885 further attacks on the Chinese miscarried, and de Négrier was forced to make a fighting retreat ... The Battle of Bang Bo was the only defeat he suffered in his entire military career ...