One expedient adopted by General Millot to speed recruitment was to make use of deserters from the Black Flag Army.
They found another figure, Song Jingshi, a peasant uprising leader of "Black Flag Army" in history.
The Black Flag Army was mauled in both these battles, but was not seriously damaged as a fighting force.
Once this training was complete, Wong became a martial arts instructor and member of the Black Flag Army.
The Black Flag Army took no part in the Bac Ninh campaign (March 1884).
The Black Flag Army is named from the colour of Liu's command flags.
The disproportionate sacrifices made by the Black Flag Army at Son Tay had important consequences.
The Black Flag Army seems to have fielded around 3,000 men.
In fact, the flooding was a disaster for the Black Flag Army.
After a particularly destructive attack by the Black Flag Army in 1887, the kingdom chose to accept French protection.
