Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)

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The Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288) was a decisive Vietnamese naval victory in which General Trần Hưng Đạo’s forces destroyed a Mongol-led Yuan invasion fleet using strategic river defenses, securing Đại Việt’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Trần dynasty of Đại Việt ⓘ
linked to: Tran dynasty
associatedWithRuler Trần Nhân Tông ⓘ
belligerent Mongol Empire ⓘ
Trần dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Tran dynasty

Yuan dynasty ⓘ
Đại Việt ⓘ
linked to: Dai Viet
campaign third Yuan invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
commander Phàn Tiếp ⓘ
Trần Hưng Đạo ⓘ
linked to: Tran Hung Dao

Trần Quốc Tuấn ⓘ
Ô Mã Nhi ⓘ
conflictIn Mongol–Vietnamese wars ⓘ
Yuan–Trần War ⓘ
countryAtTime Đại Việt ⓘ
linked to: Dai Viet
culturalMemory celebrated in Vietnamese literature and folklore ⓘ
date 1288 ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
followedBy Yuan retreat from Đại Việt ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the most famous victories in Vietnamese military history ⓘ
secured long-term independence of Đại Việt from Mongol rule ⓘ
symbol of Vietnamese resistance against foreign invasion ⓘ
legacy enhanced reputation of Trần Hưng Đạo as national hero of Vietnam ⓘ
location Bạch Đằng River ⓘ
near present-day Hải Phòng ⓘ
Đại Việt ⓘ
linked to: Dai Viet
namedAfter Bạch Đằng River ⓘ
opponent Yuan invasion fleet ⓘ
linked to: Yuan naval forces
partOf Mongol invasions of Vietnam ⓘ
precededBy second Mongol invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Bạch Đằng (938) ⓘ
result decisive Đại Việt victory ⓘ
destruction of Yuan invasion fleet ⓘ
failure of third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
preservation of Đại Việt’s independence ⓘ
strategicObjective destroy Yuan invasion fleet ⓘ
force Mongol withdrawal from Đại Việt ⓘ
TrầnHưngĐạoRole overall commander of Đại Việt forces ⓘ
usedTactic ambush ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ
tide-based trap ⓘ
use of underwater stakes ⓘ
usedWeapon wooden stakes planted in riverbed ⓘ
year 1288 ⓘ
YuanFleetCommander Ô Mã Nhi ⓘ

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Vietnamese forces → notableBattle → Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288) ⓘ
Trần dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288) ⓘ
subject linked to: Tran dynasty
Mongol invasion of Vietnam → significantEvent → Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288) ⓘ
Trần Hưng Đạo → notableEvent → Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288) ⓘ
subject linked to: Tran Hung Dao
Battle of Bach Dang → alsoKnownAs → Trận Bạch Đằng 1288 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)