 On 1 October 1884 "Bayard" and several other French warships supported the French landing at Keelung with a naval bombardment of Chinese shore positions.On 8 October "Bayard"s landing company took part in the failed French landing at Tamsui, which condemned the Formosa expeditionary corps to a prolonged Keelung Campaign.From November 1884 to January 1885 "Bayard" took part in the French naval blockade of Formosa.