06/05/1862
France forces the Vietnamese officially to cede three valuable provinces in the Treaty of Saigon US/the World
02/25/1861
French and Spanish forces relieve the blockade of Saigon in Cochin-China US/the World
02/17/1859
In Indo-China, French and Spanish forces capture Saigon Foreign
02/02/1859
In Indo-China, French and Spanish forces sail from Danang to attempt the capture Saigon Foreign
12/14/1861
- 12/18/1861
In Vietnam, French forces under Rear Admiral Louis-Adolph Bonard besiege and capture Bien-Hoa US/the World
03/20/1862
- 03/23/1862
In Vietnam, French forces under Rear Admiral Louis-Adolph Bonard besiege and capture My Tho US/the World
05/26/1862
Negotiations begin in Saigon to end the fighting between the French invaders and the Vietnamese US/the World
11/29/1861
Rear Admiral Louis-Adolph Bonard succeeds Vice Admiral Charmer as head of French forces in Vietnam US/the World
02/19/1861
The French begin operations to relieve the blockade of Saigon in Cochin-China US/the World
05/16/1862
The war-weary Vietnamese appoint negotiators to treat for a peace treaty with the invading French US/the World
10/20/1859
With Vietnamese resistance continuing, the French commander in Indo-China asks to be relieved Foreign
