<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochinchina_Campaign" id="mwhQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cochinchina Campaign">Cochinchina Campaign</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Navy" id="mwhg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> captures the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_of_Saigon" id="mwhw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Citadel of Saigon">Citadel of Saigon</a>, a fortress manned by 1,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyễn_dynasty" id="mwiA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nguyễn dynasty">Nguyễn dynasty</a> soldiers, en route to conquering <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon" id="mwiQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Saigon">Saigon</a> and other regions of southern Viet Nam.