Prince Hoang

Capture Of Hung Hoa - Aftermath
... Army retreated westwards up the Red River to Thanh Quan, while Prince Hoàng Kế Viêm's Vietnamese forces fell back southwards from Dong Yan towards the Annam-Tonkin border, making for the sanctuary of the province ... retreat, and sent General Brière de l'Isle with the rest of the 1st Brigade in pursuit of Prince Hoang ... During the last fortnight of April Brière de l'Isle pursued Prince Hoang's forces through the southeast provinces of Tonkin, through towns and villages that had never before seen a French soldier ...

Tonkin Campaign - Bac Ninh and Hung Hoa (January–July 1884)
... up the Red River to Thanh Quan, while Prince Hoang Ke Viem's Vietnamese forces fell back southwards from Dong Yan towards the Annam-Tonkin border, making for the sanctuary of the ... the rest of the 1st Brigade in pursuit of Prince Hoang ... In early May Brière de l'Isle cornered Prince Hoang in Phu Ngo, several kilometres to the northwest of Ninh Binh, but the French government forbade him to attack ...