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Attack on Hanoi

When
21 December 1873
Where
West gate of the Hanoi Citadel
Part of
Francis Garnier attacked outside Hanoi by Black Flag forces

Black Flag forces approached the west gate of the Hanoi Citadel, leading to a fatal bayonet charge by Garnier.

On 21 December 1873, Liu Yongfu and around 600 Black Flags marched beneath an enormous black banner toward the west gate of the Hanoi Citadel. Garnier and three men charged uphill in a bayonet attack but Garnier was speared to death after stumbling in a watercourse.

Sources

  1. Francis Garnier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
  2. Black Flag Army Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05

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