Battle of Nà Sản

Battle of Nà Sản
	Part of First Indochina War
Date	23 November – 2 December 1952
Location	Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, Vietnam
Result	French Union victory and successful evacuation
Belligerents
French Union; France; State of Vietnam;	Việt Minh
Commanders and leaders
Jean Gilles	Võ Nguyên Giáp
Strength
15,000; 6 artillery batteries	3 divisions
Casualties and losses
Close to 2 battalions (each battalion around 800 men)	Western estimate: 1,000-1,544 killed; 1,932 captured; 6,000 wounded; Việt Minh’s report: ~1,400 killed, missing or captured; 2,535 wounded

The Battle of Nà Sản was fought between French Union forces and the Nationalist forces of the Việt Minh at Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, during the First Indochina War for control of the T’ai region (Northwest territory).

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