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Battle of Bach Dang River

Battle of Bach Dang River was a battle fought in AD 938 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: Tĩnh Hải Quân victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 - 10,000 against 20,000.

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A woodblock print, produced by artisans from the village of Dong Ho in North Vietnam.
A woodblock print, produced by artisans from the village of Dong Ho in North Vietnam.. Unknown artisan from the village of Dong Ho., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 938
WhereVietnam20.844N, 106.632E
OutcomeTĩnh Hải Quân victory
BelligerentsTĩnh Hải quânagainstSouthern Han
Casualties and lossesUnknownand10,000

Record

DateAD 938 (year precision)
PlaceVietnam
20.844N, 106.632E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength5,000 - 10,00020,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown10,000
Commanders
  • Ngô Quyền
  • Dương Tam Kha
  • Kiều Công Hãn
  • Đỗ Cảnh Thạc
  • Liu Yan (emperor)
  • Liu Hongcao
Battle of Bach Dang RiverBattle of Bach Dang RiverBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngSiege of SongpingBattle of HanoiSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Bạch ĐằngSiege of SongpingBattle of HanoiThái NguyênNam ĐịnhThanh HóaViệt TrìNinh BìnhHoa BinhBắc GiangLạng Sơn100 km20.844N, 106.632E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 938

Battle of Bach Dang River 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 Q2890760, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bạch Đằng (938), revision 1370435719, 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.