naval engagement, early modern

Battle of the Gianh River

Name: Battle of the Gianh River
Start: 1643-07-07
Location: Vietnam

Battle of the Gianh River was a naval engagement fought on 7 July 1643 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: Nguyễn victory. Recorded strength: 3 ships against 50–60 junks.

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Fought7 July 1643

WhereVietnam17.590N, 106.703E

OutcomeNguyễn victory

BelligerentsDutch East India CompanyagainstNguyễn domain of Đàng Trong

Casualties and losses100 dead, 7 captured and 2 ships sunkand7 junks sunk or damaged, 800 dead

Record

Date	7 July 1643
Place	Vietnam 17.590N, 106.703E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	3 ships	50–60 junks
Casualties and losses	100 dead, 7 captured and 2 ships sunk	7 junks sunk or damaged, 800 dead
Commanders	Nguyễn Phúc Tần

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Đồng Hới 1972, 16 km SW
Battle of Cửa Việt 1973, 92 km SE
Battle of Dai Do 1968, 94 km SE
Second Battle of Quảng Trị 1972, 99 km S
First Battle of Quảng Trị 1972, 99 km S

Elsewhere in 1643

Battle of the Gianh River is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10829826, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Gianh River (1643), revision 1371515492, 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.