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23
November
1946

French bombardment of Haiphong escalates the war for Vietnam

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📅 23 November 1946 📍 Vietnam

A customs dispute and armed clashes in Haiphong escalated into French naval bombardment and extensive destruction. Casualty estimates vary widely, and contemporaneous colonial reporting minimized Vietnamese losses. The attack followed France’s attempt to restore colonial rule after 1945 and helped turn a political conflict into the First Indochina War.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Vietnamese civilians

Võ Nguyên Giáp

French forces

Organisaties in dit Evenement

French Expeditionary Corps

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Việt Minh