Lãng Sơn

Lãng Sơn is a commune (xã) and village in Yên Dũng District, Bắc Giang Province, in northeastern Vietnam.

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Coordinates: 21°13′17″N 106°17′11″E / 21.2214°N 106.2864°E / 21.2214; 106.2864

Lương Sơn District

Lương Sơn is a rural district of Hòa Bình Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 80,300. The district covers an area of 375 km². The district capital lies at Lương Sơn.

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Coordinates: 20°52′01″N 105°30′00″E / 20.867°N 105.500°E / 20.867; 105.500

Lạng Sơn

Coordinates: 21°50′52″N 106°45′28″E / 21.84778°N 106.75778°E / 21.84778; 106.75778

Lạng Sơn ( listen) (chữ nho: 諒山) is a city in far northern Vietnam, which is the capital of Lạng Sơn Province. It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Route 1A.

History

Due to its geography as Vietnam's gateway to China, Lạng Sơn and its ancient citadel have been in the path of many invasions, and were the site of three French defeats during the colonial era. Occupied by Qing forces during the military buildup that preceded the Sino-French War, the city was occupied by France after the two-week Lạng Sơn Campaign in February 1885. However, the brigade there conducted a hasty retreat after a failed attack at the Battle of Bang Bo into China; the "retreat from Lạng Sơn" became the most controversial aspect of the war and led to the fall of Jules Ferry's ministry. French colonial forces clashed with the Japanese 5th Division in the Battle of Lạng Sơn during the Japanese Vietnam Expedition on 22 September 1940. The French were again compelled to retreat hastily.