Atlas of Battles

war, 14 engagements

Battles of First Indochina War

The atlas places 14 engagements of First Indochina War (1946 to 1954): 14 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (12), Cambodia (1), Laos (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

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Battle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Cao BangBattle of Dong KheBattle of the Day RiverBattle of Nghia LoBattle of Nghĩa LộBattle of Muong KhouaBattle of Mang Yang PassBattle of HanoiBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of Na SanBattle of Dien Bien PhuBattle of HanoiBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of Dien Bien PhuBangkokGuangzhouShenzhenYangonNanningNaypyidawVientianeZhanjiangMandalayDa Nang500 km18.211N, 105.377E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1946: 1 engagements1948: 1 engagements1949: 1 engagements1950: 2 engagements1951: 4 engagements4 in 19511952: 2 engagements1953: 1 engagements1954: 2 engagements19461954
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 195419461954
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
19 December 1946Battle of HanoiHanoi, VietnamBeginning of the First Indochina War; Viet Minh forces withdrawal to...
25 July 1948Battle of Phu Tong HoaPhủ Thông, Vietnam
1949Battle of Cao BangVietnamViệt Minh victory
1950Battle of Dong KheVietnamViệt Minh victory
1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4VietnamViệt Minh victory
1951Battle of Vinh YenVietnamFrench Union victory
1951Battle of the Day RiverCambodiaFrench Union victory
3 October 1951Battle of Nghia LoTonkin, VietnamFrench Union victory
10 November 1951Battle of Hoa BinhHòa Bình, VietnamViệt Minh victory; Viet Minh captured Hoà Bình; Abolishment of the...
1952Battle of Nghĩa LộNghĩa Lộ, VietnamViệt Minh victory
23 November 1952Battle of Na SanSơn La, VietnamFrench Union victory; French Union successful defense; French Union...
13 April 1953Battle of Muong KhouaPhongsaly Province, LaosViệt Minh victory
1954Battle of Mang Yang PassMang Yang, VietnamViệt Minh victory
13 March 1954Battle of Dien Bien PhuĐiện Biên Phủ, VietnamViet Minh victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Indochina War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.