The memorial site of the Cau Hoa massacre
The memorial site of the Cau Hoa massacre

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Phone: 3.862276

Time to visit a place: 120 phút

Open Time: 7:00 AM - Close Time: 6:00 PM

Email: ttxtdlbt@gmail.com

Address: ap Cau Hoa Xã Phong Nẫm, Huyện Giồng Trôm, Tỉnh Bến Tre

The Cau Hoa massacre memorial site stands as a stark symbol of resentment against the French colonial regime during the Second Indochina War, where 286 innocent civilians, primarily elderly, women, and children, were brutally massacred, marking the ruthless invasion by the French colonialists. On January 10th, 1947 (December 19th, 1946 in the lunar calendar), Le Duong's troops, led by Leon Leroy, swept through Cau Hoa and Kinh Cu hamlets in Phong Nam commune. With the slogan 'destroy, kill, burn,' they spared no one they encountered, committing atrocities beyond comprehension. They killed indiscriminately, forcing entire families to line up and then shooting or stabbing them to death, pushing people into raging fires, stripping pregnant women naked and stomping on their bellies until the unborn babies were expelled, then shooting them... Some families were completely wiped out, with no survivors, and most of the victims' bodies were disfigured beyond recognition, leaving insufficient coffins for burial. The deceased were buried in mass graves, with 2 to 11 bodies per grave. This was the most savage and emblematic massacre perpetrated by the French colonialists against the people of Ben Tre. To commemorate the struggle of our people and instill a sense of patriotism in future ... View more

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The Cau Hoa massacre memorial site stands as a stark symbol of resentment against the French colonial regime during the Second Indochina War, where 286 innocent civilians, primarily elderly, women, and children, were brutally massacred, marking the ruthless invasion by the French colonialists. On January 10th, 1947 (December 19th, 1946 in the lunar calendar), Le Duong's troops, led by Leon Leroy, swept through Cau Hoa and Kinh Cu hamlets in Phong Nam commune. With the slogan 'destroy, kill, burn,' they spared no one they encountered, committing atrocities beyond comprehension. They killed indiscriminately, forcing entire families to line up and then shooting or stabbing them to death, pushing people into raging fires, stripping pregnant women naked and stomping on their bellies until the unborn babies were expelled, then shooting them... Some families were completely wiped out, with no survivors, and most of the victims' bodies were disfigured beyond recognition, leaving insufficient coffins for burial. The deceased were buried in mass graves, with 2 to 11 bodies per grave.

This was the most savage and emblematic massacre perpetrated by the French colonialists against the people of Ben Tre. To commemorate the struggle of our people and instill a sense of patriotism in future generations, the local government and people of Phong Nam commune erected a monument of resentment in 1985. Subsequently, a exhibition area displaying documents, images, and artifacts was established on December 29th, 2005, and inaugurated on the 60th anniversary of the massacre, in memory of the 286 innocent victims brutally murdered by the French colonialists. The memorial site is located in Cau Hoa hamlet, Phong Nam commune, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province, approximately 11km from Ben Tre city. It has been recognized as a national historical relic. Every year on the commemoration day (December 19th in the lunar calendar), the local authorities and people come to lay wreaths and offer incense in remembrance of the innocent victims massacred by the Frenchcolonialists.

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