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Poster War of Tonkin Heroic Defence of Tuyen Quan
Poster War of Tonkin Heroic Defence of Tuyen Quan
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Advertising Poster - Epinal Print - War of Tonkin - Heroic Defence of Tuyen-Quan, 14 February to 3 March 1885. The Siege of Tuyen Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). A French garrison of 630 men, including two companies of the French Foreign Legion, successfully defended the French post of Tuyen Quang against vastly outnumbering Chinese forces in a four-month siege from 24 November 1884 to 3 March 1885. 'Tuyen Quang 1885' remains one of the Legion's proudest battle honours. Country: France. Year: 1900s. Artist: Unknown. Size (cm): 29.5x40 (Horizontal). Good condition, faint waving and minor defects in margins.
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Poster War of Tonkin Heroic Defence of Tuyen Quan

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