Can Vuong (Save the King) movement (1885–1896)

1. Treaty of Huế formalizes French protectorates

   Jun 6, 1884Labels: Treaty of, French Republic

   • Treaty Hu
   • Britannica

2. French demands in Huế sharpen court crisis

   Jul 3, 1885Labels: Henri Roussel, Hu court

   • De Courcy
   • Hue article

3. Failed Huế counterattack triggers royal flight

   Jul 5, 1885Labels: T n, H m

   • Hue article
   • H m Nghi

4. Cần Vương edict calls for loyalist uprising

   Jul 13, 1885Labels: C n, H m

   • Proclamation
   • C n V

5. Nguyễn Văn Tường deported as French tighten control

   Sep 6, 1885Labels: Nguy n, Poulo Condore

   • Nguy n V

6. French enthrone Đồng Khánh to undercut Hàm Nghi

   Sep 19, 1885Labels: ng Kh, French authorities

   • ng Kh nh
   • Nguy n V

7. Lê Ninh seizes Hà Tĩnh citadel for Cần Vương

   Nov 5, 1885Labels: L Ninh, H T

   • Vietnam vn

8. Siege of Ba Đình ends major stronghold

   Jan 21, 1887Labels: Ba nh, Thanh H

   • Ba nh siege
   • C n V

9. Tôn Thất Thuyết flees to China

   Nov 1, 1887Labels: T n, China exile

   • T n Th

10. Phan Đình Phùng leads Hương Khê guerrilla war

    Jan 1, 1888Labels: Phan nh, H ng

    • Britannica
    • Bao Nghe An

11. Emperor Hàm Nghi captured by French forces

    Sep 26, 1888Labels: H m, French collaborators

    • H m Nghi

12. Hàm Nghi exiled to Algeria

    Dec 12, 1888Labels: H m, Algeria exile

    • H m Nghi
    • H m Nghi

13. Death of Cao Thắng weakens Hương Khê forces

    Jan 1, 1893Labels: Cao Th, H ng

    • Bao Nghe An

14. French large-scale campaign tightens cordon in Nghệ Tĩnh

    Jul 1, 1895Labels: French campaign, Ngh T

    • Britannica
    • Phan nh Ph

15. Death of Phan Đình Phùng marks movement’s collapse

    Jan 21, 1896Labels: Phan nh, movement collapse

    • Britannica
    • Phan nh Ph