Hung Yen guerrillas contributing to defeating the Brochet raid of the French colonialism (September 1953)

Abstract

In the fall of 1953, the implemention of the goal of “mop-up bases” in the delta in Henri Navarre’s general plan, 
the French expeditionary force Command launched the Brochet raid (Ca Mang) to raid important guerrilla areas in 
the provinces of Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Thai Binh. The Hung Yen army and people, under the leadership of Party 
committees conducted guerrilla warfare with rich and diverse forms of combat, contributing to eliminating many 
enemies from battle and protecting the important guerrilla area of the province. The victory of Hung Yen guerrilla not 
only encouraged the struggle spirit of the army and people in the province but also contributed to creating high fighting 
spirit for the army and people in the Northern Delta region, initially defeating the Navarre Plan.