In 1893 France resisted a Chinese attack and added Laos to the Protectorate of French Indochina. The French were defeated in 1953 <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Laos," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#French_Laos_(1893%E2%80%931953), accessed 20 November 2020.</ref> | In 1893 France resisted a Chinese attack and added Laos to the Protectorate of French Indochina. The French were defeated in 1953 <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Laos," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#French_Laos_(1893%E2%80%931953), accessed 20 November 2020.</ref> |