▁men , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁support ▁an ▁eleven - month ▁sie ge ▁by ▁greatly ▁superior ▁numbers . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁French ▁strength ▁was ▁also ▁being ▁dra ined ▁by ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁ Đ à ▁N <0xE1> <0xBA> <0xB5> ng ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 ), ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁the ▁French ▁ev acu ated ▁Da ▁N ang . ▁▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pal ika o ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁which ▁ended ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁China , ▁rein for c ements ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁ships ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Char ner ▁and ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁under ▁General ▁de ▁V asso igne ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁Sa ig on . ▁ ▁Char ner ' s ▁squad ron , ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁French ▁naval ▁force ▁seen ▁in ▁Vietnam ese ▁waters ▁before ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Far ▁East ▁Squadron ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁S ino - F rench ▁War ▁( August ▁ 1 8 8 4 – A pril ▁ 1 8 8 5 ), ▁included ▁the ▁steam ▁fr ig ates ▁Imp ér atrice ▁Eug én ie ▁and ▁Ren omm ée ▁( Char ner ▁and ▁Page ' s ▁respective ▁flags hips ), ▁the ▁cor v ettes ▁Prim au gu et , ▁Lap lace ▁and