Ba Cut

Lê Quang Vinh (1923 July 13, 1956), popularly known as Ba C t (Short Third in Vietnamese, referring to a shortened third finger), was a military commander of the Hoa Hao religious sect, which operated from the Mekong Delta and controlled various parts of southern Vietnam during the 1940s and early 1950s. Ba Cut and his forces fought the Vietnamese National Army (VNA), the Vietminh, and the Cao Dai religious sect from 1943 until his capture in 1956. Known for his idiosyncrasies, he was regarded as an erratic and cruel leader who fought with little ideological purpose. His sobriquet came from the self-amputation of a finger as part of a vow during his teenage years to defeat the French colonial forces; he later swore not to cut his hair until the communist Vietminh were defeated. Ba Cut frequently made alliances with various Vietnamese factions and the French. He invariably accepted the material support offered in return for his cooperation, and then broke the agreement nevertheless, the French made deals with him on five occasions.

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Lê Quang Vinh (1923 - July 13, 1956), popularly known as Ba C t (Short Third in Vietnamese, referring to a shortened third finger), was a military commander of the Hoa Hao religious sect, which operated from the Mekong Delta and controlled various parts of southern Vietnam during the 1940s and early 1950s. Ba Cut and his forces fought the Vietnamese National Army (VNA), the Vietminh, and the Cao Dai religious sect from 1943 until his capture in 1956. Known for his idiosyncrasies, he was regarded as an erratic and cruel leader who fought with little ideological purpose. His sobriquet came from the self-amputation of a finger as part of a vow during his teenage years to defeat the French colonial forces; he later swore not to cut his hair until the communist Vietminh were defeated. Ba Cut frequently made alliances with various Vietnamese factions and the French. He invariably accepted the material support offered in return for his cooperation, and then broke the agreement-nevertheless, the French made deals with him on five occasions.