Key French Players in The Tonkin Campaign
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François-Jules Harmand (1845–1921)
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General Alexandre-Eugène Bouët (1833–87)
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Admiral Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet (1827–85)
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General Charles-Théodore Millot (1829–89)
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General Louis Brière de l'Isle (1827–96)
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General François de Négrier (1842–1913)
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Colonel Ange-Laurent Giovanninelli (1839–1903)
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General Philippe-Marie-Henri Roussel de Courcy (1827–1887)
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