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Battle of Thái Nguyên
Part of the August Revolution

Location of Thái Nguyên
Date17 - 25 August 1945
LocationThái Nguyên, Tonkin, Empire of Vietnam
Result Viet Minh victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan
Empire of Vietnam		 Viet Minh
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Võ Nguyên Giáp

The Battle of Thái Nguyên, fought in Thái Nguyên, was a major battle of the August Revolution, between the Viet Minh and the Empire of Japan. The battle lasted from 16 to 20 August 1945.

Battle

On 16 August, 1945, the Viet Minh forces led by Võ Nguyên Giáp entered Thái Nguyên.

During the battle itself only sporadic fighting broke out, as the Japanese were situated in an old French fort and the Americans were all, except for Major Thomas, away from the battle in an outside safehouse. On 25 August the final battle at Thái Nguyên ended with the Japanese "surrendering" agreeing to stay confined to their post. This marked the liberation of the city of Thái Nguyên from Japanese rule, after the battle ended Thái Nguyên erupted in celebrations and held an independence parade. From this point onwards the Americans completely disassociated themselves from engaging in the August Revolution.

After few days, Viet Minh seized Thái Nguyên with minor casualties. Giáp founded People's Revolutionary Committee in Thái Nguyên.

See also

References

  1. "Thái Nguyên and the August Revolution". Báo Thái Nguyên. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CIA-OSS-role-in-the-August-Revolution-2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. https://vov.gov.vn/thai-nguyen-ky-niem-76-nam-thanh-lap-chinh-quyen-cach-mang-mobiledtnew-334652?keyDevice=true