Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951)

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

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

References

• Fall, Bernard (2005). Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978 184415 318 3.
• Windrow, Martin (2005). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. London: Hachette UK. ISBN 978 1 7802 2247 9.

Coordinates: 20°59′00″N 106°03′00″E / 20.9833°N 106.0500°E