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Haiphong Massacre
The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between 2,000 and 6,000 Vietnamese.Stein Tonnesson: ''Vietnam 1946: How the War Began'' Berkeley, 2010, p. 122–125Cirillo, Roger (2015). ''The Shape of Battles to Come''. Louisville: University Press of Kentucky. p. 187. . The incident, also known as the Shelling of Haiphong, is thought of as the first armed clash in a series of events that would lead to the Battle of Hanoi (1946), Battle of Hanoi on December 19, 1946, and with it the official outbreak of the First Indochina War.Devillers, Philippe, and Jean Lacouture. ''End of a War: Indochina'', 1954. London: Pall Mall Press, 1969. Background After French Indochina in World War II, World War II, the future of the Vietnamese territory was in question. After being under years of French colonial rule followed by Japanese rule during the war, Vietnam b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiphong
Haiphong or Hai Phong (, ) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. The municipality has an area of , consisting of 8 urban districts, 6 rural districts and 1 municipal city (sub-city). Two of the rural districts cover islands in the South China Sea: Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải. It has a population of 2,130,898 in 2023. The city's economy has strength in manufacturing, as evidenced by large industrial parks and numerous smaller traditional handicraft villages. Historically, Haiphong was the first place in Vietnam and Mainland Southeast Asia to get electricity. In the imperial era of Đại Việt, the Bạch Đằng River in Haiphong was a place of many legendary victories, led by now-legendary commanders Ngô Quyền and Trần Hưng Đạo. In the 16th century, Mạc dynasty promoted the coastal settlement as a secondary capital, growing to become an important port town of Đàng Ngoài. After the French conquest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
