Battle of Route Coloniale 4
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The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was a major 1950 engagement in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces ambushed and decimated French colonial troops along a key supply road near the Chinese border, marking a turning point in the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Route Coloniale 4 canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Route Coloniale No. 4 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T937673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Route Coloniale 4 Context triple: [First Indochina War, significantBattle, Battle of Route Coloniale 4]
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Battle of Konna
The Battle of Konna was a key 2013 clash in central Mali between Islamist militants and Malian–French forces that marked an early turning point in France’s Operation Serval intervention.
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B.
Battle of Gabon
The Battle of Gabon was a 1940 World War II campaign in French Equatorial Africa in which Free French and Allied forces seized control of Vichy-held Gabon, consolidating Free French authority in central Africa.
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C.
Battle of Roi-Namur
The Battle of Roi-Namur was a World War II Pacific campaign engagement in early 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islets in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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D.
Battle of Kissoué
The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.
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E.
Battle of Wau
The Battle of Wau was a World War II engagement in early 1943 in which Australian forces successfully defended the strategically vital airfield town of Wau in New Guinea against advancing Japanese troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Route Coloniale 4 Target entity description: The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was a major 1950 engagement in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces ambushed and decimated French colonial troops along a key supply road near the Chinese border, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Konna
The Battle of Konna was a key 2013 clash in central Mali between Islamist militants and Malian–French forces that marked an early turning point in France’s Operation Serval intervention.
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B.
Battle of Gabon
The Battle of Gabon was a 1940 World War II campaign in French Equatorial Africa in which Free French and Allied forces seized control of Vichy-held Gabon, consolidating Free French authority in central Africa.
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C.
Battle of Roi-Namur
The Battle of Roi-Namur was a World War II Pacific campaign engagement in early 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islets in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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D.
Battle of Kissoué
The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.
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E.
Battle of Wau
The Battle of Wau was a World War II engagement in early 1943 in which Australian forces successfully defended the strategically vital airfield town of Wau in New Guinea against advancing Japanese troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of RC4
ⓘ
Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Route Coloniale No. 4
|
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
French Far East Expeditionary Corps ⓘ
surface form:
French Union forces
Viet Minh ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French losses
ⓘ
large number of French troops killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| commander |
Marcel Alessandri
ⓘ
Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ |
| conflict | First Indochina War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| date | September 1950 ⓘ |
| description | Viet Minh forces ambushed and decimated French colonial troops along a key supply road ⓘ |
| effect |
French evacuation of several border posts
ⓘ
boosted Viet Minh morale ⓘ collapse of French positions in Cao Bang area ⓘ weakened French political and military position in Indochina ⓘ |
| endDate | 1950-10-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French strategic reassessment in northern Vietnam
ⓘ
increased Chinese support to Viet Minh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
ⓘ
decolonization of French Indochina ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French Foreign Legion
ⓘ
surface form:
French Foreign Legion units
Viet Minh regular divisions ⓘ |
| location |
Cao Bang Province
ⓘ
Route Coloniale 4 ⓘ Tonkin ⓘ near Chinese border ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Tonkin
ⓘ
surface form:
Tonkin border region
|
| outcome | decisive Viet Minh victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Border Campaign of 1950
ⓘ
surface form:
Border Campaign (1950)
|
| precededBy |
Border Campaign of 1950
ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Minh offensives along the Sino-Vietnamese border in 1950
|
| result | Viet Minh victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Viet Minh capability to defeat French regular forces
ⓘ
turning point in the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-09-16 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key French supply route between Cao Bang and Lang Son ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
ambush
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encirclement of French columns ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
conventional warfare
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guerrilla tactics ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Route Coloniale 4 Description of subject: The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was a major 1950 engagement in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces ambushed and decimated French colonial troops along a key supply road near the Chinese border, marking a turning point in the conflict.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Route Coloniale No. 4