Cao Dong Trieu Fort Relics

Cao Dong Trieu Fort Relics

Cao Dong Trieu Fort is located on a hill with an altitude of 61m, with a total area of ​​over 145,000 m2. This is a base built by the French colonialists to house the command center of the French colonial regime for Dong Trieu in particular during the period of French colonial rule. Along with Ho Lao Communal House and Bac Ma Pagoda, Don Cao is one of the places associated with the formation and birth of Tran Hung Dao War Zone - Dong Trieu War Zone. National historical relic Cao Dong Trieu Fort is located on a hill with an altitude of 61m, with a total area of ​​over 145,000 m2. This is a base built by the French colonialists to house the command center of the French colonial regime for Dong Trieu in particular during the period of French colonial rule. This place has also entered the history of the Party Committee, government and people of Dong Trieu town's ethnic groups. Cao Dong Trieu Fort relic is the highest position in the center of Dong Trieu ward. Fort Cao is located on the main traffic route from Chi Linh, Hai Duong to Uong Bi Quang Ninh, from Kinh Mon, Hai Duong via Trieu ferry to Dong Trieu. From Dong Trieu Cao Station, it is possible to remotely observe and detect targets from the North to the South and from the East to the West of the town. Therefore, after invading Vietnam, in 1896 the French colonialists organized the construction of a military camp here to serve the war of invasion and exploit mineral resources in Dong Trieu. In 1945, our people seized power, Cao Dong Trieu station came under the management of the revolutionary government. On the morning of June 8, 1945, Cao Dong Trieu Fort was captured by the Fourth War Zone insurgents under the command of Lieutenant General Nguyen Binh, opening the August revolutionary climax in the entire region. The insurgents started from Bac Ma Pagoda, after capturing Cao Dong Trieu Fort, gathered at Ho Lao communal house. Here, on behalf of the Central Committee, Lieutenant General Nguyen Binh announced the establishment of the Tran Hung Dao resistance war zone, also known as the Fourth War Zone. In 1947, the French colonialists continuously launched major battles to retake Dong Trieu. This time, wherever they occupy, they immediately build and reinforce a system of watchtower posts and towers, aiming for long-term occupation and controlling our forces to fight back from afar. By May 7, 1954, the Dien Bien Phu campaign was completely victorious and Don Cao was under our control. Over a long period of time, many of the buildings belonging to the Dong Trieu Cao Fort relic site have been destroyed, leaving only a part of the buildings remaining such as the Ba mandarin's house, the green loincloth soldier's house and the house solitary confinement and torture of Communist prisoners, artillery barrages, blockhouse systems, underground bunkers... The vestiges here are still important evidence marking an unforgettable historical period of the entire nation in general, of Party committee and people of Dong Trieu in particular. On May 24, 2017, Don Cao relic was decided to rank as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In the future, Don Cao will be repaired and restored. Source Quang Ninh province electronic information portal.

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