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According to documents, at the beginning of emperor Gia Long's reign, Quang Tri citadel was constructed in the Tiền Kiên ward. In 1809, wanting to secure the North of the then capital Phú Xuân, the emperor ordered to move the citadel to Thạch Hãn commune (i.e. the present location), which he deemed a position with strategic advantages in terms of politics, economy, and military.
The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. [1] The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river.
When unified, Binh Tri Thien province initially had 23 administrative units including: Hue city (provincial capital), 2 towns Dong Ha, Dong Hoi and 20 districts: A Luoi, Bo Trach, Cam Lo, Gio Linh, Hai Lang, Huong Hoa, Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, Le Thuy, Minh Hoa, South East, Phong Dien, Phu Loc, Phu Vang, Quang Dien, Quang Ninh, Quang Trach, Trieu ...
Map of Quang Tri province in 1909 Drawing of Quảng Trị citadel in 1913. In the immediate prehistorical period, the lowlands of Quảng Trị and central Vietnam as a whole were occupied by Cham peoples , speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language, and culturally distinct from the Vietnamese to the north along the Red River.
The citadel of Ninh Bình (1884) The name of Ninh Binh officially existed since 1822. [ 1 ] During the Nguyen dynasty , in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign , the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin .
The Second Battle of Quang Tri (Vietnamese: Trận Thành cổ Quảng Trị; also called Operation Lam Sơn 72) began on 28 June 1972 and lasted 81 days until 16 September 1972, when South Vietnam's Republic of Vietnam Military Forces defeated the communist North Vietnam's People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) at the Quảng Trị Citadel (Vietnamese: Thành cổ Quảng Trị) and recaptured ...
While the North Vietnamese tried to consolidate their rule over the liberated zones, South Vietnamese General Ngô Quang Trưởng was drawing up a plan to retake the province. The stage was set for the Second Battle of Quảng Trị which would last from 28 June to 16 September 1972, where the ARVN would retake their positions.
The complex consists of Hoàng thành (the Imperial City), Kinh thành (the Citadel), and the Tử Cấm Thành (Purple Forbidden City), as well as associated monuments outside of the city, including the tombs of the emperors Gia Long, Minh Mạng, Thiệu Trị, Tự Đức, Dục Đức, Đồng Khánh, and Khải Định, and a string of ...