Dien Bien Phu committee of inquiry that "Mouette demonstrated – in the opinion of Generals Cogny, Gilles and myself – that if we sent out infantry, given its present quality, outside the radius within which it enjoyed artillery support, then if it encountered Viet-Minh infantry, it would be beaten." Jane Errington and B. McKercher, in their The Vietnam War as History, noted Mouette to be a "modest operation". A number of the French units involved in Mouette would go on to serve at Dien Bien Phu, particularly the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment and the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade. Both de Castries and Gilles would also serve there, the former commanding the troops on the ground following the initial occupation by paratroopers under the latter. Viet-Minh Division 320 did not serve at Dien Bien Phu, and instead continued to operate in the Delta, occupying the attention of General Cogny – who command the French troops there – and continually tying down French forces there which could otherwise have served at Dien Bien Phu. Gallery Notes References Printed sources: Battles involving Vietnam Military operations involving France Battles and operations of the First Indochina War Conflicts in 1953 1953 in French Indochina Vietnamese independence movement 1953 in Vietnam October 1953 events in Asia November 1953 events in Asia History of Ninh Bình Province