Who is the 'Tiger of Yen The'?

From a poor farmer, he rose to become a rebel leader who made many French generals wary. His heroic deeds and stories of the "Tiger of Yen The" are still talked about more than a century later.

1. Who is the "Tiger of Yen The," the master of guerrilla warfare despite not having attended any military school?

• Mr. Phan Dinh Phung
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• Mr. Hoang Hoa Tham
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• Mr. Nguyen Thien Thuat
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• Mr. Truong Dinh
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According to the 8th grade History and Geography textbook , Hoang Hoa Tham (1858-1913), also known as De Tham, was the famous leader of the Yen The Uprising against French colonialism. The Yen The Uprising was the largest peasant uprising against foreign invasion in Vietnam during the modern period.

Despite coming from a poor peasant family and lacking formal military training, he became a brilliant commander with his guerrilla warfare tactics, inflicting numerous defeats on the French. Thanks to his leadership of the nearly 30-year uprising in the Yen The region (formerly part of Bac Giang province), he was honored by the people as the "Tiger of Yen The".

2. After the battle at Huu Nhue, what name did the French army call this place?

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• Steel fortress
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• Dead Land
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• Sinkhole
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• Sacred forest, poisonous waters
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After the Battle of Huu Nhue in May 1894, the Yen The insurgents led by Hoang Hoa Tham inflicted heavy losses on the French army, leading the French colonial military report to call the place "Death Pit".

3. How long did the Yen The Uprising, led by him, last?

• 5 years
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• 10 years
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• 20 years
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• Nearly 30 years
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According to the National Museum of History , the Yen The Uprising was one of the longest-lasting anti-French movements in Vietnamese history, lasting from 1884 to 1913. Under the leadership of General Hoang Hoa Tham, the insurgents repeatedly forced the French army to organize major campaigns, even accepting negotiations and peace talks.

4. Who assassinated him, bringing the Yen The Uprising to an end?

• A French general in direct combat.
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• A traitor revealed the information and participated in his murder.
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• No one. He died of illness deep in the forest.
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• He died while breaking through the enemy's encirclement.
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Despite being relentlessly pursued and isolated from the people by the French colonialists, General Hoang Hoa Tham received protection and assistance from the people of Yen The, allowing him to escape enemy encirclements on several occasions. However, on February 10, 1913, his hiding place was revealed by a traitor.

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General Hoang Hoa Tham was assassinated, bringing to an end the fighting life of the hero known as the "Tiger of Yen The". His sacrifice marked the disintegration of the rebel forces and the end of the Yen The uprising.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ai-la-hum-thieng-yen-the-2525846.html