Battle of Nà Sản

Battle of Nà Sản
	Part of First Indochina War
Date	23 November – 2 December 1952
Location	Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, Vietnam
Result	French Union victory; French Union successful defense; French Union successful evacuation later;
Belligerents
French Union France; State of Vietnam;	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh;
Commanders and leaders
Jean Gilles	Võ Nguyên Giáp
Strength
15,000; 6 artillery batteries	3 divisions
Casualties and losses
6 killed ; 20 wounded; (2 December)	Western estimate: 1,000–1,544 killed; 1,932 captured; 6,000 wounded ; Việt Minh’s report: ~1,400 killed/missing/captured, 2,553 wounded

The Battle of Nà Sản was fought between the French Union and the Việt Minh at Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, during the First Indochina War for control of the T’ai region in Northwest Vietnam. The battle ended with the victory of the French Union (France and State of Vietnam).