Battle of Nà Sản
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The Battle of Nà Sản was fought between French Union forces and the Nationalist forces of the Việt Minh at Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, during the First Indochina War for control of the T’ai region (Northwest territory).
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Battle of Nà Sản | |||||||
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Part of First Indochina War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Việt Minh | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean Gilles | Võ Nguyên Giáp | ||||||
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15,000 6 artillery batteries | 3 divisions | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Close to 2 battalions (each battalion around 800 men) |
Western estimate: 1,000[1]-1,544[2] killed 1,932 captured[2] 6,000 wounded[1] Việt Minh’s report: ~1,400 killed/missing/captured, 2,535 wounded during the 1953 North West campaign (including 60% in this battle)[3] |
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