Word: vinnyen
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...January 1951, De Lattre blunted the Communist offensive at Vinnyen, 25 miles short of Hanoi. In April he stopped them at Dongtrieu. and in May, again, at the Day River. The high-riding French coined a new phrase: Esprit De Lattre. In November, the great soldier cried, "From now on, the initiative is mine," and launched France's biggest attack. But the Communists faded back into the jungles, and would not give battle...
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