Bắc Lệ Ambush
The Bac Le ambush (French: guet-apens de Bac-Lé, Vietnamese: trận Bắc Lệ or trận cầu Quan Âm) was a clash during the Tonkin Campaign in June 1884 between Chinese troops of the Guangxi Army and a French column sent to occupy Lang Son and other towns near the Chinese border. The French claimed that their troops had been ambushed by the Chinese. The incident lead to the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).
Read more about Bắc Lệ Ambush: Background, The Approach March, The Ambush, The Relief Expedition, Casualties, Millot's Order of The Day, Significance
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