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Conquest of Cochinchina

Cochinchina Campaign
Prise de Saigon 18 Fevrier 1859 Antoine Morel-Fatio.jpg
Capture of Saigon by the French and Spanish expeditionary forces, by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio.
Date 1 September 1858 – 5 June 1862
Location Southern Vietnam
Result

Franco-Spanish victory;

Territorial
changes
Cochinchina (southern Vietnam) becomes a French colony.
Belligerents

France French Empire
Spain Kingdom of Spain


Bombardment of Qui Nhơn only:

 United States of America
Nguyễn Dynasty
Commanders and leaders

France Charles Rigault de Genouilly
France François Page
France Léonard Charner
France Louis-Adolphe Bonard
Spain Carlos Palanca y Gutierrez


United States James F. Schenck
United States Frederick K. Engle
Nguyễn Tri Phương
Strength
Several dozen French and Spanish warships
Around 3,000 French and Spanish regulars and colonial infantry by the end of the war
10,000+ infantry
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed Unknown

Franco-Spanish victory;

France French Empire
Spain Kingdom of Spain

Bombardment of Qui Nhơn only:

France Charles Rigault de Genouilly
France François Page
France Léonard Charner
France Louis-Adolphe Bonard
Spain Carlos Palanca y Gutierrez


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