Battle of Hòa Bình

Battle of Hòa Bình
	Part of the First Indochina War
Date	10 November 1951 – 25 February 1952
Location	Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Result	Việt Minh victory Viet Minh captured Hoà Bình; Abolishment of the Mường Autonomous Territory;
Belligerents
French Union France; French Indochina State of Vietnam Mường Autonomous Territory; ; ;	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh;
Commanders and leaders
Jean de Tassigny (1951); Raoul Salan (1952)	Võ Nguyên Giáp; Hoàng Văn Thái
Casualties and losses
French:; 894 killed or missing; 2,000 wounded; State of Vietnam: unknown5,000 At most	Estimate 5,000 – 12,000 killed or wounded

The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought during the First Indochina War. It occurred from 10 November 1951 to 25 February 1952, when French Union forces attempted to lure the Việt Minh out into the open and to force it to fight on French terms.