Battle of Chi Lăng
Battle of Chi Lăng | |||||||
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Part of Lam Sơn uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Lam Sơn | Ming Dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lê Lợi |
Liu Sheng † Huang Fu (POW) Mu Sheng | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown |
70,000–90,000[1] 30,000 captured |
The Battle of Chi Lăng Pass was a short skirmish between Vietnamese force under Prince Lê Lợi and Chinese Ming dynasty army under General Liu Sheng. The Chinese forces had been dispatched to relieve Wang Tong, who was besieged at Đông Quan in the aftermath of the Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động.[2] The battle took place in the Chi Lăng valley, Chi Lăng District, Northeast Vietnam on September 18, 1427. At first, the Vietnamese pretended to flee, leading the charging Chinese cavalry into the marshes near Dao Ma Pha mountain where Chinese horses were bogged down, ambushed, and slaughtered.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sun 2006, p. 88.
- ^ Ming Shilu. pp. Book 154.
- ^ Charney 2004, p. 176–177.
Bibliography[]
- Charney, Michael (2004). Southeast Asian Warfare, 1300-1900. Brill.
- Sun, Laichen (2006), "Chinese Gunpowder Technology and Đại Việt, ca. 1390–1497", in Reid, Anthony; Tran, Nhung Tuyet (eds.), Viet Nam: Borderless Histories, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 72–120
Categories:
- Battles involving Vietnam
- Battles involving the Ming dynasty
- Conflicts in 1427
- 15th century in Vietnam
- 1427 in Asia
- Battle stubs