Timeline June 1862

Events in June 1862 2

• 1862 Treaty of Saigon signed Vietnam cedes territory to France The Nguyen dynasty ceded three southern provinces to France, establishing the colony of French Cochinchina. The treaty marked the beginning of nearly a century of French colonial rule in Vietnam.
• 1862 Seven Days Battles Lee drives McClellan back from Richmond General Robert E. Lee launched a series of attacks that forced the Union Army of the Potomac to retreat from the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia. The campaign ended the Union Peninsula Campaign and established Lee as commander of Confederate forces.