Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951)

Part of the First Indochina War

Date	3–10 October 1951
Location	Nghia Lo, Vietnam
Result	French victory

Belligerents

Viet Minh

France

Commanders and leaders

Lê Trọng Tấn

Rémy Raffalli

Strength

2,400

450

Casualties and losses

300 killed

60 killed

First Indochina War

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The Battle of Nghia Lo (Vietnamese: Nghĩa Lộ), was fought between the French army and the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War. On 3 October, the Viet Minh 312th Division launched an attack on French forces in the town of Nghia Lo and its vicinity. The attack was repelled, after a week of fighting. A year later on 17 October, the Viet Minh launched another attack on Nghia Lo and suceceded in driving out the remaining French from the area.

References

Fall, Bernard (2005). Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978 184415 318 3.
Windrow, Martin (2005). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. London: Hachette UK. ISBN 978 1 7802 2247 9.

Coordinates: 20°59′00″N 106°03′00″E / 20.9833°N 106.0500°E / 20.9833; 106.0500

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