25 April 1882Capture of Hanoi CitadelHenri Riviere
Seizes the Hanoi citadel with a small French force.
Historical records for France in 1882, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Seizes the Hanoi citadel with a small French force.
The action intensifies French intervention in northern Vietnam.
Joins the Paris School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry.
Commences construction of the Panama Canal
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