 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi waAugust 9, 1884, mauto ehondo eFrance akarwisa ndokutora Keelung pachitsuwa cheFormosa mukupindura kubatanidzwa kweChinese muTonkin Campaign uye zvakananga Bắc Lệ ambush. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, Far East Squadron yeFrench Navy pasi peRear Admiral Amédée Courbet, inosanganisira cruisers,, uye pamwe chete nenhamba yemidziyo miduku, yakatumirwa kumusoro kweRwizi Min kuti irwise arsenal paFoochow. Sezvavakafamba vachienda kumusoro kwerwizi, vaChina vakazivisa hondo kuvaFrench, vachinyora pamutemo kuvamba kweHondo yeChina neFrance. 