Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951)

Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951)
Part of the First Indochina War
Date 3–10 October 1951 Location Nghĩa Lộ, Vietnam Result French victory
Belligerents
Việt Minh	France
Commanders and leaders
Lê Trọng Tấn	Rémy Raffalli
Strength
2,400	450
Casualties and losses
1000 killed	60 killed

The Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (Vietnamese: Nghĩa Lộ), also called Ly Thuong Kiet Campaign by Việt Minh, was fought between the French army and the Việt Minh during the First Indochina War. On 3 October, the Việt Minh 312th Division launched an attack on French forces in the town of Nghĩa Lộ and its vicinity. The attack was repelled, after a week of fighting. A year later on 17 October, the Việt Minh launched another attack on Nghĩa Lộ and suceceded in driving out the remaining French from the area.

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