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Black Flag soldier. The French installed a post at Tuyên Quang in June 1884, in the wake of their capture of Hung Hoa and Thai Nguyen. Tuyên Quang, an isolated settlement on the Clear River, was the most westerly French outpost in Tonkin, and was 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the nearest French post at Phu Doan.
The per capita production of cereals in the district was 434.1 kilograms (957 lb) as against the national figure of 501.8 kg in 2007. [21] In 2007, the industrial output of the province was a meagre 1102.7 billion đồngs against the national output of 1.47 million billion dongs.
The French post at Tuyên Quang was defended for four months against 12,000 troops of the Yunnan Army and the Black Flag Army by two companies of the French Foreign Legion during the Sino-French War (August 1884 to April 1885). [2]
The ARVN took over the base and at the start of the Battle of An Lộc in April 1972 it was defended by a battalion of the 7th Regiment, 5th Division [4] and was also the base for the 9th Regiment. [ 4 ] : 55 A combined 105mm and 155mm artillery battery was also based at Quản Lợi.
Each year in July, a traditional festival is held in Quan Lạn, Quảng Ninh to commemorate the feats of Trần Khánh Dư and the victory against the Mongol invaders. [14] Most cities in Vietnam, regardless of the political orientation of the government, have named major streets after him.
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