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23
Novèmber
1946

French bombardment of Haiphong escalates the war for Vietnam

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📅 23 Novèmber 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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Vietnamese civilians

Võ Nguyên Giáp

French forces

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French Expeditionary Corps

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Việt Minh