Event Chinese Invasion of Vietnam

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Was an unsuccesful invasion of Vietnam by Qing China.

Chronology

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  • December 1788: Thăng Long was the capital of the Đại Việt kingdom, ruled by Emperor Lê Chiêu Thống. The Chinese army was led by General Sun Shiyi, who invaded the territory as part of the Qing Dynasty's expansionist policies in Southeast Asia. The occupation of Thăng Long marked a significant turning point in the region's history.
  • December 1788: The Chinese defeated the Tây Sơn army in Lạng Sơn.
  • February 1789: Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa: Qing withdrawal from Vietnam.
  • February 1789: Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa: Qing withdrawal from Vietnam.
  • February 1789: The Lê dynasty officially ended in 1789, when the peasant uprising of the Tây Sơn brothers defeated both the Trịnh and the Nguyễn, ironically in order to restore power to the Lê dynasty.
  • December 1788: Thăng Long was the capital of the Đại Việt kingdom, ruled by Emperor Lê Chiêu Thống. The Chinese army was led by General Sun Shiyi, who invaded the territory as part of the Qing Dynasty's expansionist policies in Southeast Asia. The occupation of Thăng Long marked a significant turning point in the region's history.
  • December 1788: The Chinese defeated the Tây Sơn army in Lạng Sơn.
  • February 1789: Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa: Qing withdrawal from Vietnam.
  • February 1789: Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa: Qing withdrawal from Vietnam.