page_title: Far East Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: Far East Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: Portrait of Admiral Courbet Source: Internet Date: c. 1884 Author: Unknown Permission: Public Domain (author dead for more than 100 years)
context_page_description: The French Far East Squadron was an exceptional naval grouping created for the duration of the Sino-French War.
context_section_description: The French Far East Squadron (French: escadre de l'Extrême-Orient) was an exceptional naval grouping created for the duration of the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885).
caption: Admiral Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet (1827–85)
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