Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút
| Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút | |||||||
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| Part of Tây Sơn wars and Siamese–Vietnamese Wars | |||||||
Vietnamese monument of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Tây Sơn |
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Kingdom of Cambodia Nguyễn lords Hà Tiên Protectorate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nguyễn Huệ Nguyễn Lữ Trương Văn Đa Đặng Văn Trấn Bùi Thị Xuân Trần Quang Diệu Võ Văn Dũng |
Krom Luang Thepharirak Phraya Wichitnarong Phraya Thatsada Chaophraya Aphaiphubet (Baen) Nguyễn Ánh Lê Văn Duyệt Lê Văn Quân Nguyễn Văn Thành Nguyễn Văn Oai † Mạc Tử Sinh | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Tây Sơn Army |
Siamese Army Siamese Navy Nguyễn Ánh's forces | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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30,000 men 55 warships 100 sailing ships 300 small canoes 132 cannons Total: 30,000+ |
Siamese-Cambodian: 40,000 sailors 30,000 infantry 300 warships 3,000–4,000 Nguyễn Ánh's forces Total: 73,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, but less than opponent |
Warships: near annihilation Siamese-Cambodian soldiers: 40,000+ killed Nguyễn forces: 3,200 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (Vietnamese: Trận Rạch Gầm – Xoài Mút, Thai: การรบที่ซากเกิ่ม-สว่ายมุต) was fought between the Vietnamese Tây Sơn forces and an army of Siam in present-day Tiền Giang Province of Vietnam on January 20, 1785. It is considered one of the greatest victories in Vietnamese history.