Historedia
Person

Brière de l'Isle

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1885

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Brière de l'Isle, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Núi Bop in the Sino-French War

    1885

    Role: French Commander

    1. 3–4 January 1885 · Village near ChuBattle of Núi Bop

      French troops under General de Négrier defeated a numerically superior Qing Chinese force near Chu, clearing the area for the Lạng Sơn Campaign.

  2. Battle of Đồng Đăng: French victory over China in Tonkin

    1885

    Role: General-in-chief of the Tonkin expeditionary corps

    1. 23 February 1885 · Battle siteBattle of Đồng Đăng

      French forces defeated the Guangxi Army on 23 February 1885, clearing them from Tonkin after resupplying the 2nd Brigade.

    2. 25 February 1885 · Unresolved site of the Gate of ChinaDestruction of the Gate of China

      A passage heading records the destruction of the Gate of China on 25 February 1885.

Sources

  1. Battle of Núi Bop Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Sino-French War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12