Sino-French War
1884–1885
France and Qing China fought over Tonkin, in northern Vietnam. Admiral Courbet's squadron, already anchored in the Min River in peacetime, destroyed China's Fujian Fleet at Fuzhou in an afternoon. The next year his torpedo launches sank a Chinese frigate at Shipu.
How the fleets moved
Click a route to see which ships made it, or a battle for its summary. Routes are approximate.
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French movement
Battle (size: ships engaged)
Routes are approximate.
Battles
In date order.
Fleets
Each navy's ships in the war, from its biggest down.