The defeat at Dien Bien Phu led the French military to surrender their positions in Vietnam. The French left Vietnam, leaving the United States at the forefront of the conflict.
The French were defeated in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954. They were driven out then.
The French fought there from 1946-1954, and were defeated in what was later called North Vietnam at a place called Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Thus ending the war.
I believe it was because, the French were defeated by the Viet Minh rebels, which marked the end of French involvement in Vietnam. The Vietminh defeated the French and ended colonial rule.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, and was the decisive engagement of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), the precursor to the Vietnam War.
The defeat at Dien Bien Phu led the French military to surrender their positions in Vietnam. The French left Vietnam, leaving the United States at the forefront of the conflict.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
The French were defeated in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954. They were driven out then.
Decisive defeats of their armies, particularly at Dien Bien Phu forced the French to leave Vietnam.
The dates actually 1954, the French were beaten at Dien Bien Phu, they were ruling Vietnam as a colony at the time.
Dien Bein Phu
After the BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU, the French considered the First Indochina War to have been a defeat and withdrew from all Indochina (including Vietnam).
Dien Bien Phu
The Viet Minh defeated the French .
The French fought there from 1946-1954, and were defeated in what was later called North Vietnam at a place called Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Thus ending the war.
When the French were routed at Dien Bien Phu, on May 7th, 1954, they lost control of Vietnam. French influence is still widely felt throughout Vietnamese society.
The French were defeated by the Viet Minh May 7th 1954. This marked the independence of French Indochina, which was subsequently split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam until 1975.