Cochinchina campaign
September 1, 1858 – June 5, 1862
Result Franco-Spanish victory
French and Spanish forces fought Vietnam in the south of the country. The Treaty of Saigon gave three southern provinces to France and began French colonial rule in Indochina.
Battles 6
September 1, 1858 – March 22, 1860
March 1860 – February 1861
February 1861
Battle of Kỳ Hòa
Franco-Spanish victory
April 12, 1861
December 16, 1861
Capture of Biên Hòa
Franco-Spanish victory
Biên Hòa, (now in Đồng Nai Province) Vietnam
Louis Adolphe Bonard
March 22, 1862
