Attack

French bombardment of Đà Nẵng by the Catinat

When officials at Đà Nẵng and Thuận An refused a letter from the French envoy Montigny, Captain Le Lieur of the corvette Catinat shelled Đà Nẵng and landed marines who wrecked its forts and guns.

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