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French Indochina

federal state in Southeast Asia

9 dated entries naming French Indochina, drawn from 8 separate years between 1861 CE and 1950 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1861December 10 – In southern French Indochina, resistance forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực ambush, board and sink the French lorcha (boat) L'Esperance on the Nhat Tao canal.source
  • 1887October 17 – French Indochina was established, comprising (Lower) Cochinchina, (Upper) Annam, Tonkin, and Cambodia.source
  • 1898May 27 – The territory of Guangzhouwan is leased by China to France, according to the Treaty of 12 April 1892, as the Territoire de Kouang-Tchéou-Wan, forming part of French Indochina.source
  • 1899April 19 – France adds the Kingdom of Laos, a protectorate since 1893, to the existing colony of French Indochina.source

20th century

  • 1902The capital of French Indochina is moved from Saigon (in Cochinchina) to Hanoi (Tonkin).source
  • 1902November 15 – The Hanoi exhibition opens in French Indochina.source
  • 1913March 23 – Supporters of Phan Xích Long begin a revolt against colonial rule in French Indochina.source
  • 1930February 10 – The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launch the Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam.source
  • 1950February 11 – Two Viet Minh battalions attack a French base in French Indochina.source

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