Description
THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE TONKIN, The Ambush at Bac-Lé. BY Captain Lercomte, Translated by G.F. NAFZIGER (Originally published 1890)
Size: 8 1/2 by 11″
Pages: 63 pages
Illustrations: 20 illustrations and 3 maps.
Price: $25
This is a very detailed account of the French occupying northern Vietnam as the Chinese evacuated it. The Chinese decided to lay in ambush and attack the French column. This is the history of that engagement.