Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút
1785 battle fought in Vietnam between Tây Sơn forces and Siam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (Vietnamese: Trận Rạch Gầm – Xoài Mút, Thai: การรบที่ซากเกิ่ม-สว่ายมุต) was fought between the Vietnamese Tây Sơn forces and an army of Siam in present-day Tiền Giang Province on January 20, 1785. It is considered one of the greatest victories in Vietnamese history.
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Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút | |||||||
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Part of Tây Sơn wars and Siamese–Vietnamese Wars | |||||||
Vietnamese monument of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tây Sơn |
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Cambodia Nguyễn lords Hà Tiên Protectorate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nguyễn Huệ[note 1] Nguyễn Lữ[note 1] Trương Văn Đa Đặng Văn Trấn |
Krom Luang Thepharirak[4][5] Phraya Wichitnarong[4][5] Phraya Thatsada[4][5] Chaophraya Aphaiphubet (Baen)[4][5] [note 2] Nguyễn Ánh[note 3] Lê Văn Duyệt Lê Văn Quân Nguyễn Văn Thành Nguyễn Văn Oai † Mạc Tử Sinh | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Tây Sơn Army |
Siamese Army Siamese Navy Nguyễn Ánh's forces | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
30,000 men[7] 55 warships 100 sailing ships 300 small canoes 132 cannons[8] |
Siamese-Cambodian: 20,000 sailors 30,000 infantry[9] 300 warships[9] 3,000–4,000 Nguyễn Ánh's forces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown, but presumably much less than opponent |
Warships: near annihilation[9][10][11] Siamese-Cambodian soldiers: 40,000+ killed Nguyễn forces: 3,200 killed |
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