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Haiphong Massacre: Beginning of the end of French rule in South East Asia
On this day in 1946, the Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred when the French naval cruiser Suffren and several accompanying boats or avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing some 6,000 Vietnamese civilians.
Beginning of the end of French rule
French naval cruiser Suffren
French rule in South East Asia
Haiphong Massacre
Haiphong Massacre: Beginning of the end of French rule in South East Asia
On this day in 1946
Vietnamese civilians
