Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa
Battle between Qing-dynasty China and Tây Sơn-dynasty Vietnam (1788-89) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa or Qing invasion of Đại Việt (Vietnamese: Trận Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa; Chinese: 清軍入越戰爭), also known as Victory of Kỷ Dậu (Vietnamese: Chiến thắng Kỷ Dậu), was fought between the forces of the Vietnamese Tây Sơn dynasty and the Qing dynasty in Ngọc Hồi [vi] (a place near Thanh Trì) and Đống Đa in northern Vietnam from 1788 to 1789. It resulted in the failure of the Chinese to restore the last Lê emperor Chiêu Thống, who had been usurped by the Tây Sơn. It is considered one of the greatest victories in Vietnamese military history.[9]
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Qing invasion of Đại Việt | |||||||
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Part of Tây Sơn wars and Ten Great Campaigns | |||||||
A depiction of the Battle at the Thọ Xương River (present-day Thương River), engraving, co-produced by Chinese and European painters. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing dynasty Lê dynasty | Tây Sơn dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sun Shiyi Xu Shiheng † Shang Weisheng † Zhang Chaolong † Li Hualong † Qingcheng Wu Dajing Cen Yidong † Tang Hongye Lê Chiêu Thống Hoàng Phùng Nghĩa |
Nguyễn Huệ Phan Văn Lân Ngô Văn Sở Nguyễn Tăng Long Đặng Xuân Bảo Nguyễn Văn Lộc Nguyễn Văn Tuyết Đặng Tiến Đông Phan Khải Đức Nguyễn Văn Diễm Nguyễn Văn Hòa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000–200,000 Chinese troops[note 1] Perdue: 10,000 Chinese and 100,000 Le loyalists (militia)[3] |
100,000 (50,000 regulars, 20,000 newly recruited militia) 100-300 battle elephants 350 cannons[5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Charles La Mothe claims: 40,000–50,000 killed?[6] At least 3,400 prisoners[7] | Over 8,000 killed[8] |