River, bordered by 5 provinces and municipalities (Bắc Ninh province, Hải Dương province, Hà Nội, Thái Bình province, Hà Nam province). The area of the...

February Vietcong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass 7–8 February Vietcong victory Operation Flaming Dart 7–24...

River Delta Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Định, and Hải Dương 21,000,000 Southeast Economic Zone Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province...

Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin on 25 April 1882, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry. After...

made no attempt to hinder the passage of an expedition launched by Henri Rivière in March 1883 to capture Nam Định, they were known to be hostile towards...

Binh Dinh Quy Nhon 15,000 Quảng Nam Tam Kỳ Tam Kỳ 15,000 Becamex Binh Duong Binh Duong Go Dau 13,035 Hoang Anh Gia Lai Gia Lai Pleiku 12,000 Dong A Thanh...

was independently governed under the Trưng Sisters, Early Lý, Khúc and Dương Đình Nghệ—although their triumphs and reigns were temporary. When Ngô Quyền...

to attack Rivière. On 19 May 1883, the Black Flags ambushed and beheaded Rivière at the Second Battle of Cầu Giấy. When news of Rivière's death reached...

Âu Lạc  Vietnam 257 BC In 257 BC, after defeating the last Hùng king, An Dương Vương merged Văn Lang and Nam Cương in to Âu Lạc and set the capital at...

naval officer Henri Rivière was also killed by the Black Flags in Tonkin, in remarkably similar circumstances. Garnier and Rivière were honoured during...