| Battle of Hanoi | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Indochina War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 French Union |
 Viet Minh | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Louis Morlière Pierre-Louis Débes |
Vương Thừa Vũ Trần Độ[1] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| French Far East Expeditionary Corps |
Hanoi Youth Militia Corps Suburban People's Armed Militia Capital Regiment[2]: 128 | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 6,000 men[2]: 127 | 2,000 militia, 1,000-2,000 regulars [2]: 130 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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160 soldiers and 100 civilians killed[3] 230 civilians missing | Several hundred killed[2]: 134 [3] | ||||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Vietnam_relief_location_map.jpg)  Battle of Hanoi Location within Vietnam | |||||||||
| History of Hanoi |
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On December 19, 1946, Viet Minh soldiers detonated explosives in Hanoi, and the ensuing battle, known as the Battle of Hanoi marked the opening salvo of the First Indochina War.
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- ^ a b Duiker, p. 400