Quang Trung campaign begins along the Đáy River

The Việt Minh opened a campaign across the central Red River Delta, seeking to disrupt French control and stretch forces protecting the Hanoi-Hải Phòng corridor. The campaign formed part of the...

Viet Minh forces attacked French positions near Vĩnh Yên. French forces used extensive air support and repelled the assault. The battle marked an effort to move from guerrilla warfare toward larger...

The campaign concluded after weeks of fighting in the Việt Trì-Vĩnh Yên-Phúc Yên region. French forces retained key positions, but the fighting showed that control of towns and roads did not translate...

The Việt Minh began a campaign against French positions along Route 18, a strategic transport and mining corridor in the northeast. The campaign tested French defenses while drawing on the growing...

The operation ended after sustained attacks on French defenses between Phả Lại and Uông Bí. Tactical outcomes were mixed, but the campaign kept French forces under pressure and was part of a wider...

The campaign ended after operations from southern Phủ Lý toward Yên Mô. Its history is often described through military outcomes, but the fighting also took place among communities facing competing...

Việt Minh units opened an offensive toward Nghĩa Lộ in the northwest. The campaign forced French commanders to respond across difficult terrain and linked military operations to the contested...

The campaign ended after fighting in the Nghĩa Lộ area. French defenses remained, but the operation illustrated the costs of holding dispersed positions and the growing reach of Vietnamese forces...

French forces occupied Hòa Bình to threaten Viet Minh supply and communications. The Viet Minh countered through attacks on outposts and transport routes. French withdrawal in February 1952 followed...

The Việt Minh began the Tây Bắc campaign, targeting French positions and colonial authority in the northwest. Operations in this region relied on support networks and knowledge of mountainous terrain,...