. . "23pxBlack Flag Army" . . "The B\u1EAFc Ninh Campaign (6\u201324 March 1884) was one of a series of clashes between French and Chinese forces in northern Vietnam during the Tonkin campaign (1883\u201386). The campaign, fought during the period of undeclared hostilities that preceded the Sino-French War (August 1884 \u2013 April 1885), resulted in the French capture of B\u1EAFc Ninh and the complete defeat of China's Guangxi Army."@en . "10,000 soldiers, 6 gunboats" . "9 killed, 39 wounded" . "France" . . "French victory" . . "1884-03-24Z"^^ . . "China" . . "20,000 Chinese soldiers" . . "3,000 Black Flag soldiers" . "B\u1EAFc Ninh campaign"@en . .