Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951) 1951
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 October 1951 – 10 October 1951 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1951 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Vietnam | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | First Indochina War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 21.6039, 104.5039 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (Vietnamese: Nghĩa Lộ), also called Ly Thuong Kiet Campaign by Việt Minh, was fought between forces of the French Union and Việt Minh during the First Indochina War. Both general Giap and de Lattre waited eagerly for the battle due to the postponement that occurred when Giap's attack along the Day River were driven back in June 1951. Since Giap was the one controlling the tempo of this war for months, it took a huge turn during the pause after his defeat causing his military situation to become unstable. On 3 October, the Việt Minh 312th Division launched an attack on French forces in the town of Nghĩa Lộ and its vicinity which was led by the general Giap. This attack on Nghĩa Lộ occurred 95 miles west of Hanoi and only 65 miles past that of the western de Lattre Line. This village was the utmost importance to de Lattre because it served as the capital of the T'ai natives (in the Sip Song Chau Tai, an autonomous territory of the State of Vietnam), which had very strong ties with the French. The first attacked was carried out by two regiments of the 312th Division to the surrounding posts that acted as the main defense of the town in order to maintain military control.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951) (revision 1380909746), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Nà Sản 1952 · 65 km
- Battle of Yu Oc 1884 · 77 km
- Battle of Hòa Mộc 1885 · 77 km
- Siege of Tuyên Quang 1884 · 77 km
- Operation Ivory Coast 1970 · 115 km
- Battle of Hòa Bình 1951 · 123 km
Other battles of the First Indochina War
- Battle of Hanoi (1946) 1946
- Battle of Hòa Bình 1951
- Battle of Nà Sản 1952
- Battle of Muong Khoua 1953
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954
- Battle of Mang Yang Pass 1954
All 7 battles of the First Indochina War →
Browse more: battles in Vietnam · Asia · Post-1945 battles