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Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly (1807–73) Map of Tourane (Da Nang) found in the home of a mandarin of the Vietnamese military in 1859. The map itself is at right, with annotations in Sino-Vietnamese script; a legend is at left, written in French. The translated Vietnamese version of the above Tourane 1859 map.
The French warships Gloire and Victorieuse, which had been sent to Tourane (now Da Nang) to negotiate for the release of two French Catholic missionaries, were surprise attacked by several Vietnamese vessels. The two French ships fought back, sinking four Vietnamese corvettes, badly damaging a fifth, and inflicting just under 230 casualties.
The second French bombardment of Tourane (Đà Nẵng) took place on 26 September 1856, between the first bombardment in 1847 and the third bombardment at the start of the Cochinchina campaign in 1858. Tự Đức, who succeeded to the throne in 1847, increased the persecution of Christians in Vietnam. At first, he only forbade the missionaries ...
Admiral Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ʁiɡo də ʒənuji], 12 April 1807 – 4 May 1873) was a French naval officer.He fought with distinction in the Crimean War and the Second Opium War, but is chiefly remembered today for his command of French and Spanish forces during the opening phase of the Cochinchina campaign (1858–62), which inaugurated the ...
Da Nang Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Đà Nẵng), formerly known as Tourane Bay, is a bay of the South China Sea along the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam. The bay is entered between the Sơn Trà Peninsula and the Hải Vân Mountain, 4 miles Northwest. [1] [2]
Pages in category "History of Da Nang" ... APEC Vietnam 2017; 2016 Asian Beach Games; B. Bombardment of Tourane (1856) C. ... Siege of Tourane; X. Typhoon Xangsane
Bombardment of Tourane or Bombardment of Đà Nẵng may refer to: Bombardment of Tourane (1847) Bombardment of Tourane (1856) Siege of Tourane (1858–1860)
Da Nang is the fifth-most populated city in Vietnam, with an area of 1,255.53 km 2 (484.76 sq mi) [39] and a population of 1,220,187 according to the update in 2022. [40] Women make up 50.7% of Da Nang's population.