Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Giáp Tuất uprising on Đài Sơn mountain
(Baonghean.vn) - On April 25, on Dai Son mountain, Thanh Chi commune (Thanh Chuong) coordinated with the Tran Duc clan to solemnly organize the 150th anniversary of the Giap Tuat uprising led by Tran Tan - Dang Nhu Mai.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Trinh Van Nha - Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee, representatives of district-level departments, Tran Viet Nam family, Center for Historical Research and National Cultural Heritage Conservation of Nghe An province...
The ceremony took place in a solemn and dignified atmosphere right on the flag-raising altar of the Tran Tan insurgents of the past. Those present reviewed history together and watched a documentary about the Giap Tuat uprising in 1874.
According to the opening speech of Mr. Tran Duc Khieng - Deputy of the Organizing Committee of the ceremony, Tran Tan from Chi Ne village (now Truong Nien village), Thanh Chi commune (Thanh Chuong) was a patriotic scholar who had served as a Bang bien of Thanh Chuong. Dang Nhu Mai from Nam Kim commune (Nam Dan) was an excellent student of Tran Tan.
After the Hue court signed the Giáp Tuất Treaty recognizing Cochinchina as a French colony, on March 17, 1874, Trần Tấn, Trần Hương (son) along with Đặng Như Mai and fellow patriots held a flag-sacrificing ceremony on Đại Sơn mountain, issued the proclamation “Binh Tây sát lá” calling on the people to rise up and fight to defend the country, to fight both the French army and the court army, including the reactionaries disguised as religious.
The insurgent army grew steadily, taking Thanh Thuy in Nam Thanh (Nam Dan) as the main base; coordinating with local troops to attack almost all districts and prefectures from the mountains to the plains in Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
By mid-July 1874, most of the regions in Nghe Tinh were under the control of the insurgents (except Nghe An citadel). On the winning streak, Tran Tan's army gained prestige and expanded its influence to neighboring provinces.
However, due to mistakes and shortcomings in policies and strategies, the insurgent army gradually weakened and was attacked by the French and the royal army, and had to retreat to the western region of Nghe Tinh to hold out. After that, Tran Tan sent a wing of troops to Laos to consolidate his forces, but due to old age and poor health, he fell ill and died on August 22, Giap Tuat year (1874). Shortly after, Tran Huong and Dang Nhu Mai were also captured and executed in Vinh.
The Tran Tan - Dang Nhu Mai uprising was suppressed, but the indomitable patriotism and the strong will to fight against foreign invaders of the mandarins and people of Nghe Tinh still shone brightly, strongly encouraging the patriotic movement against the French of our people.
In recognition of Tran Tan's great contributions to the cause of fighting and saving the country, the Flag Altar, Tran Tan's tomb and Tran Tan's church in Thanh Chi commune were recognized by the State as a National Historical Relic in 2002. His name has been given to streets in Vinh city, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh city, Thanh Chuong town...
At the ceremony, the Tran Duc family received a sword believed to be a Nguyen Dynasty weapon found at Ganh wharf, Thanh Chi commune - once the place where Tran Tan's army transported weapons, donated by Mr. Nguyen Van Dien, who is working at the Department of Culture and Information of Thanh Chuong district, adding it to the relic system of Tran Tan National Historical Site.
On this occasion, the Tran family representative also presented the family crest to the Tran Duc family, presented souvenirs to the Tran family's descendants, and gave gifts to a number of households in difficult circumstances in the area.
