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Landing at Da Nang
- When
- September 1858
- Where
- Tourane
A joint French and Spanish naval expedition force landed at Tourane (Da Nang) in September 1858 and captured the town.
The operation was launched by a joint naval expedition force on behalf of the French Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. The landing occurred in September 1858, marking the beginning of the Cochinchina campaign against the Nguyễn period Vietnamese state.
Sources
- Cochinchina campaign Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Charles Rigault de Genouilly Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-15
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