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Battle of Vinh Yen

Battle of Vinh Yen was a battle fought in 1951 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: French Union victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 French Union troops against 22,000 Viet Minh troops.

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Fought1951
WhereVietnam21.310N, 105.597E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench Union victory
BelligerentsFrench Union; France; State of VietnamagainstNorth Vietnam; Việt Minh
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 Vinh Yen, 1951
14 placed engagements of First Indochina War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1951 (year precision)
to 1951
PlaceVietnam
21.310N, 105.597E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength9,000 French Union troops22,000 Viet Minh troops
Casualties and losses43 killed; 545 missing/captured; 160 woundedWestern estimate: 6,000–9,000 killed; 8,000 wounded; 500–600 captured; Viet Minh figures: 815 killed or missing; 2,048 wounded
Commanders
  • Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Vinh YenOperation Ivory CoastBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of HanoiSiege of Đông QuanOperation Ivory CoastBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Cầu GiấyHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhViệt TrìHong GaiNinh BìnhPingxiangLạng Sơn100 km21.310N, 105.597E
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 Vinh Yen 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 Q4872690, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vĩnh Yên, revision 1383916316, 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.