battle, Cold War
Battle of Nghĩa Lộ
Battle of Nghĩa Lộ was a battle fought in 1952 at Nghĩa Lộ, in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nghĩa Lộ. It was part of First Indochina War, which ran from 1946 to 1954. The recorded result: Việt Minh victory. Recorded strength: ~10,000 against ~1,000.
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Where it sits in First Indochina War
Record
| Date | 1952 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nghĩa Lộ, Vietnam 21.576N, 104.519E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | ~10,000 | ~1,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 700 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Nghia Lo 1951, 3.5 km NW
- Battle of Na San 1952, 64 km SW
- Battle of Yu Oc 1884, 77 km E
- Battle of Hòa Mộc 1885, 77 km E
- Siege of Tuyên Quang 1884, 77 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Hoa Binh 10 November 1951
- After: Battle of Na San 23 November 1952
- All 14 engagements of First Indochina War
Elsewhere in 1952
- Battle of Triangle Hill North Korea
- Battle of Nanri Island People's Republic of China
- Battle of White Horse South Korea
- Battle of Old Baldy South Korea
- 1952 Clash of Ismailia Egypt
Battle of Nghĩa Lộ 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 Q48727214, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1952), revision 1380909774, 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.