Haiphong incident
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The Haiphong incident was a violent 1946 clash between French colonial forces and Vietnamese nationalists in the port city of Haiphong that escalated tensions and helped trigger the First Indochina War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military confrontation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Haiphong massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French colonial forces
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Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese nationalists ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Battle of Hanoi (1946)
NERFINISHED
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full-scale war in Tonkin ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Viet Minh forces in Haiphong ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of negotiations between France and Viet Minh
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outbreak of the First Indochina War ⓘ radicalization of Vietnamese nationalist movement ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1946-11-23 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesEstimate |
hundreds of Vietnamese civilians and combatants killed
ⓘ
several thousand Vietnamese casualties (higher estimates) ⓘ |
| followedBy | general French–Viet Minh war in northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
French colonial administration in Indochina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Minh government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Haiphong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
artillery shelling
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naval bombardment of Haiphong ⓘ |
| opposedLeaderSide2 |
Ho Chi Minh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vo Nguyen Giap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Indochina War prelude
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decolonization of Indochina ⓘ |
| precededBy | Franco-Vietnamese negotiations in 1946 ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Indochina War
NERFINISHED
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French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese independence movement ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
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escalation of tensions between France and Viet Minh ⓘ |
| significance |
key turning point in ending peaceful negotiations between France and Viet Minh
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major catalyst for the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveSide1 | secure control of Haiphong port and customs revenues for France ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveSide2 | maintain Vietnamese sovereignty over Haiphong ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
French attempt to assert control over Haiphong
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dispute over customs and control of Haiphong port ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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