battle, medieval
Battle of Bạch Đằng
Battle of Bạch Đằng was a battle fought in AD 981 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: Đại Cồ Việt victory. Recorded strength: Over 10,000 against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | AD 981 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Vietnam 20.990N, 106.755E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Strength | Over 10,000 | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | On Bạch Đằng River: 1,000 killed; 200 junks captured; Overall: Unknown | Unknown, half of land force were killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Bạch Đằng 1288, 14 km SW
- Battle of Bach Dang River AD 938, 21 km SW
- Siege of Songping AD 863, 94 km W
- Battle of Hanoi 1946, 94 km W
- Siege of Đông Quan 1418, 95 km W
Elsewhere in AD 981
- Battle of Rueda Spain
- Battle of Torrevicente Spain
Battle of Bạch Đằng is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1073429, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Song–Đại Cồ Việt war, revision 1370747770, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.