 In early March 1885 "Bayard" took part in the French blockade of Zhenhai, the outport of Ningbo.In late March she formed part of the French flotilla for the Pescadores Campaign, and her landing company was engaged ashore on 31 March in the decisive battle with the Chinese defenders of Makung.Admiral Amédée Courbet died on board "Bayard" in the harbor of Makung, in the Pescadores Islands, on 11 June 1885.