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Battle of Cao Bang

Battle of Cao Bang was a battle fought in 1949 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Indochina War, which ran from 1946 to 1954. The recorded result: Việt Minh victory. Recorded strength: 100 vehicle convoy against five battalions.

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Diagram of a typical ambush on Route One, Indochina.
Diagram of a typical ambush on Route One, Indochina.. Hohum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1949
WhereVietnam21.033N, 105.850E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeViệt Minh victory
BelligerentsFrench Union; France; French Indochina; State of VietnamagainstNorth Vietnam; Việt Minh
Casualties and lossesnear annihilationandunknown
Part ofFirst Indochina War1946 to 1954

Where it sits in First Indochina War

Battle of Hanoi, 1946Battle of Phu Tong Hoa, 1948Battle of Cao Bang, 1949Battle of Dong Khe, 1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4, 1950Battle of Vinh Yen, 1951Battle of the Day River, 1951Battle of Nghia Lo, 1951Battle of Hoa Binh, 1951Battle of Nghĩa Lộ, 1952Battle of Na San, 1952Battle of Muong Khoua, 1953Battle of Mang Yang Pass, 1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu, 195419461954Battle of Cao Bang, 1949
14 placed engagements of First Indochina War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1949 (year precision)
to 1949
PlaceVietnam
21.033N, 105.850E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength100 vehicle convoyfive battalions
Casualties and lossesnear annihilationunknown
Battle of Cao BangBattle of Cao BangBattle of HanoiSiege of SongpingSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Cầu GiấyOperation Ivory CoastBattle of HanoiBattle of Cầu GiấyOperation Ivory CoastHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhNinh BìnhHoa BinhBắc GiangPingxiangLạng Sơn100 km21.033N, 105.850E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Cao Bang is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cao Bằng (1949), revision 1371209851, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.