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Black Flags

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An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Black Flags'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/black-flags.html. 1828.
 
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