Battle of Nghĩa Lộ

Battle of Nghĩa Lộ
Part of the First Indochina War
Date 3–10 October 1951 Location Nghia Lo, Vietnam Result French victory
Belligerents
Viet Minh	France
Commanders and leaders
unknown	Rémy Raffalli
Strength
2,400	450
Casualties and losses
300 killed	60 killed

The Battle of Nghia Lo (Vietnamese: Nghĩa Lô), was fought between the French army and the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War. On 3 October, the Viet Minh launched an attack on French forces in the town of Nghia Lo. The attack was repelled, after a week of fighting. A year later on 17 October, the Viet Minh launched another attack on Nghia Lo and suceceded in driving out the remaining French from the area.

Coordinates: 20°59′00″N 106°03′00″E / 20.9833°N 106.0500°E