Show GOOD FIGHTERS chinese soldier arc re fearless and in niona ra our knowledge of the modern chinaman in battle ila has been derived from the wars of and ISSI with the french according to the he french narratives of the war in tonquin the chine chin cne c ne generals v ore ere deficient in strategy but the rank and file fought so desperately with such midi utter disregard for life that they generally won the battles cs and the campaigns ended in french retreats admiral courbet conflict covered himself with glory by ay his operations on the river min which ended in the destruction of the chinese arsenals and ship yards but the admiral had to make all haste to withdraw his force if he had delayed not a nor a man would have escaped says the san ar argonaut anaut iso 0 at the conflict on the island of nf formosa the speed cd with which the french landed was outstripped liy by the lie speed with which they re embarked french offic officers erh who have seen hrc n the chinese in the field shake their heads head when foreigners talk lightly of their military prowess in fact the question speaks for itself liven given a practically indefinite number auml cr of fighting fig livirt liti rt men every one of whom nhom is ready read todi to die c on the field it goes without saying that it cannot bo overcome by bya a w Nc alcer force |