Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (1785 AD)
Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (Tây Sơn vs Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) & Kingdom of Cambodia & Nguyễn lords & Hà Tiên Protectorate) took place in 1785 AD during Siamese-Vietnamese Wars.
Battle facts
- Year: 1785 AD
- Date: 1785-01-20
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: Siamese-Vietnamese Wars
- Side A: Tây Sơn
- Side B: Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam), Kingdom of Cambodia, Nguyễn lords, Hà Tiên Protectorate
- Commanders (A): Nguyễn Huệ, Nguyễn Lữ, Trương Văn Đa, Đặng Văn Trấn, Bùi Thị Xuân
- Commanders (B): Krom Luang Thepharirak (Chiêu Tăng), Nguyễn Ánh, Lê Văn Duyệt, Lê Văn Quân, Nguyễn Văn Thành
- Casualties: approx. Unknown, but less than opponentWarships: near annihilation
Siamese–Cambodian troops: number of dead uncertain
Nguyễn forces: c. 3,200 killed
- Outcome: Tây Sơn defensive victory; Siamese-Cambodian armies retreat back to Laos
- Coordinates: 10.339°, 106.325°
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