Battle of Hanoi (1873)

Battle of Hanoi
Part of the Garnier Expedition

French troops attacking the gate
Date20 November 1873
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Third Republic France Nguyễn dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Francis Garnier
Jean Dupuis
Nguyễn Tri Phương (POW) (DOW)
Nguyễn Lâm [1]: 307–308 
Bùi Thức Kiên [vi] (POW)
Đặng Siêu (POW)
Phan Liêm (POW)[2]
Strength

210 men

  • 180 sailors and marines
  • 30 mercenaries
Two gunboats
7,000 soldiers[3][4]
Casualties and losses
1 killed (friendly fire) 80 killed
300 wounded
2,000 captured


The Battle of Hanoi was fought on 20 November 1873 between France and Đại Nam. A French expeditionary force composed of 140 sailors, 30 marines and 8 officers under the command of Navy Lieutenant Francis Garnier captured the provincial capital Hanoi, where they had been sent by France on a diplomatic mission, without superiors' orders.

The capture of the city became the starting point of an unsanctioned military campaign by Lieutenant Garnier and his men, who then proceeded to conquer most of the Bắc Kỳ region over the course of December 1873.

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  2. ^ "Vĩnh Long TV - Phan Liêm". thvl.vn. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ Lavisse 1921, p. 354.
  4. ^ Clodfelter, Micheal (2002). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000. p. 269. ISBN 9780786412044.