Cao Thắng

Cao Thắng (1864–1893) was a Vietnamese bandit-turned-anticolonial fighter. He was an assistant of Phan Dinh Phung, and was Phan's military coordinator. His forces operated in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. He was killed in battle in 1893.^[1]

Cao Thắng is generally credited with organizing the local blacksmiths to manufacture thousands of Gras rifles to equip his troops.

References

1. David G. Marr - Vietnamese Anticolonialism, 1885-1925 1971 - Page 63 " He himself set out for north Vietnam, hoping to coordinate strategy with scholar-gentry leaders there.60 While Phan's mission ended in failure, Cao Thang in his absence achieved wonders, carefully reorganizing a main force of one thousand ...