What the records say
- When
- 1873
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 21.04° N, 105.84° E
- Description
- French army attack the citadel of Hanoi for the first time
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the coordinates of its French Wikipedia article.
Battle of Hanoi (1873)
Part of the Garnier Expedition
The Battle of Hanoi was fought on 20 November 1873 between France and Đại Nam. A French expeditionary force composed of 140 sailors, 30 marines and 8 officers under the command of Navy Lieutenant Francis Garnier captured the provincial capital Hanoi, where they had been sent by France on a diplomatic mission, without superiors' orders.
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