Battle of Bach Dang

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The Battle of Bach Dang was a decisive 1288 naval victory in which Vietnamese forces under General Trần Hưng Đạo used riverine tactics and underwater stakes to destroy a Mongol-led Yuan fleet, securing Vietnam’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Trận Bạch Đằng 1288 ⓘ
associatedWith Trần dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Tran dynasty
belligerentLeader Emperor Trần Nhân Tông ⓘ
linked to: Trần Nhân Tông

Kublai Khan ⓘ
casualties heavy losses for Yuan fleet ⓘ
combatant Mongol-led Yuan forces ⓘ
linked to: Yuan dynasty forces

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

Ô Mã Nhi ⓘ
conflict Mongol invasions of Vietnam ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
date 1288 ⓘ
followedBy withdrawal of Yuan forces from Đại Việt ⓘ
historicalPeriod 13th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Southeast Asia ⓘ
inspired Vietnamese patriotic legends ⓘ
legacy celebrated in Vietnamese historiography ⓘ
symbol of Vietnamese resistance to foreign invasion ⓘ
location Bạch Đằng River ⓘ
near Ha Long Bay ⓘ
Đại Việt ⓘ
linked to: Dai Viet
notableFeature coordination of land and naval forces ⓘ
exploitation of tidal patterns ⓘ
use of wooden stakes planted in riverbed ⓘ
partOf Mongol–Vietnamese wars ⓘ
precededBy second Mongol invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Bach Dang (938) ⓘ
result decisive Vietnamese victory ⓘ
destruction of Yuan fleet ⓘ
failure of Yuan invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
strategicConsequence ended third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
limited further Mongol expansion into Southeast Asia ⓘ
secured independence of Đại Việt from Yuan dynasty ⓘ
strategicObjective repel Yuan invasion ⓘ
tacticUsed ambush at low tide ⓘ
luring enemy fleet into prepared trap ⓘ
riverine warfare tactics ⓘ
use of underwater stakes ⓘ
weaponUsed fire ships ⓘ
wooden stakes ⓘ
year 1288 ⓘ

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Northern Vietnam → hasBattle → Battle of Bach Dang ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Vietnam