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Garnier Expedition: French forces under Lieutenant Francis Garnier captured Hanoi from the Vietnamese.
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Garnier Expedition
1873–74 French expedition in Tonkin
The Garnier Expedition was a French expedition in Tonkin between November 1873 and January 1874. Lieutenant Francis Garnier, who had been sent by France on the demand of Vietnamese Imperial authorities to bring back Jean Dupuis, an unruly French trader who was causing trouble in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French Third Republic
Government of France from 1870 to 1940
The French Third Republic was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Francis Garnier
French explorer and colonial administrator in Indochina (1839–1873)
Marie Joseph François Garnier was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th century Southeast Asia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Hanoi (1873)
Part of the Garnier Expedition
The Battle of Hanoi was fought on 20 November 1873 between France and Đại Nam. A French expeditionary force composed of 140 sailors, 30 marines and 8 officers under the command of Navy Lieutenant Francis Garnier captured the provincial capital Hanoi, where they had been sent by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hanoi
Capital of Vietnam
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Nguyễn dynasty
Last dynasty of Vietnam (1802–1945)
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