Trương Định (Hán tự: 張定; 1820 – August 19, 1864), sometimes known as Trương Công Định, was a mandarin in the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam under Emperor Tu Duc. He is best known for leading a guerrilla army in southern Vietnam against the French invasion in defiance of the emperor. He refused to recognise the 1862 Treaty of Saigon that ceded Vietnamese territory to France.
The son of a military mandarin from central Vietnam, Dinh moved south when his...
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Trương Định (Hán tự: 張定; 1820 – August 19, 1864), sometimes known as Trương Công Định, was a mandarin in the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam under Emperor Tu Duc. He is best known for leading a guerrilla army in southern Vietnam against the French invasion in defiance of the emperor. He refused to recognise the 1862 Treaty of Saigon that ceded Vietnamese territory to France.
The son of a military mandarin from central Vietnam, Dinh moved south when his father was posted to Gia Dinh as the provincial commander. Dinh grew up to lead a military colony, overseeing the settlement and economic development of his constituency. He gained a reputation for being an able leader and land developer who cared for his people. When France began its invasion of southern Vietnam in 1859, Dinh organised local militia to reinforce the imperial army. As the regular army units suffered defeats on the battlefield, its remnants joined Dinh's partisans, and by 1861, he had around 6,000 men under his command. Dinh...
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