Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút 1785
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 20 January 1785 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1785 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Vietnam | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Siamese-Vietnamese Wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 10.3389, 106.3250 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 Kim Sơn commune, Đồng Tháp province of Vietnam on 20 January 1785.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (revision 1379275053), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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