Battle of Bach Dang
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The Battle of Bach Dang was a decisive 1288 naval victory in which Vietnamese forces under General Trần Hưng Đạo used riverine tactics and underwater stakes to destroy a Mongol-led Yuan fleet, securing Vietnam’s independence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bach Dang canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Trận Bạch Đằng 1288 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Trần dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
Emperor Trần Nhân Tông
NERFINISHED
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Kublai Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses for Yuan fleet ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mongol-led Yuan forces
NERFINISHED
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Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Đại Việt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Phàn Tiếp
NERFINISHED
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Trần Hưng Đạo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ô Mã Nhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol invasions of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
|
| date | 1288 ⓘ |
| followedBy | withdrawal of Yuan forces from Đại Việt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Vietnamese patriotic legends ⓘ |
| legacy |
celebrated in Vietnamese historiography
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symbol of Vietnamese resistance to foreign invasion ⓘ |
| location |
Bạch Đằng River
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near Ha Long Bay ⓘ Đại Việt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
coordination of land and naval forces
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exploitation of tidal patterns ⓘ use of wooden stakes planted in riverbed ⓘ |
| partOf | Mongol–Vietnamese wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | second Mongol invasion of Đại Việt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Bach Dang (938) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Vietnamese victory
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destruction of Yuan fleet ⓘ failure of Yuan invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
ended third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt
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limited further Mongol expansion into Southeast Asia ⓘ secured independence of Đại Việt from Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | repel Yuan invasion ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
ambush at low tide
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luring enemy fleet into prepared trap ⓘ riverine warfare tactics ⓘ use of underwater stakes ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
fire ships
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wooden stakes ⓘ |
| year | 1288 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Northern Vietnam