battle, early modern

Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa

Name: Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa
Location: Vietnam

Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa was a battle fought in 1788 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Ten Great Campaigns, which ran from 1747 to 1792. The recorded result: Tây Sơn victory.

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Fought1788

WhereVietnam21.018N, 105.824E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTây Sơn victory.

BelligerentsQing dynasty; 15px Later Lê dynastyagainst15px Tây Sơn dynasty

Part ofTen Great Campaigns1747 to 1792

Record

Date	1788 (year precision)
Place	Vietnam 21.018N, 105.824E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Tây Sơn fully controls northern Đại Việt, ending the Later Lê dynasty.; Qing forces withdraw from Đại Việt; The Qing recognizes the Tây Sơn dynasty as the legitimate government of Đại Việt; Tripartite division of Mainland Southeast Asia between Burma, Siam, and Đại Việt is solidified and affirmed.
Strength	20,000–500,000 Chinese troopsThe Chinese strength was disputed. Qing Shilu in the Veritable Records
Commanders	Qianlong Emperor Sun Shiyi Xu Shiheng Cen Yidong Lê Chiêu Thống Lê Quýnh	Quang Trung Phan Văn Lân Ngô Văn Sở Nguyễn Tăng Long Đặng Xuân Bảo Nguyễn Văn Tuyết

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Đông Quan 1418, 1.9 km NE
Battle of Cầu Giấy 1873, 2.8 km NW
Battle of Hanoi 1946, 3.2 km NE
Siege of Songping AD 863, 3.3 km E
Operation Ivory Coast 1970, 37 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Maymyo March 1768

Elsewhere in 1788

Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3539853, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, revision 1383916713, 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.