List of wars involving Vietnam
This is a list of wars involving the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its predecessor states.
Ancient era[edit]
Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879 BC–258 BC)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Âu Việt–Lạc Việt War (258 BC)[a] | Văn Lang (Lạc Việt) | Âu Việt | Victory for Âu Việt |
Âu Lạc (258 BC–179 BC)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Qin campaign against the Baiyue (221 BC–214 BC) | Baiyue tribes: | Qin dynasty | Defeat
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Âu Lạc–Nanyue War (179 BC) | Âu Lạc | Nanyue under Triệu Đà | Defeat |
Triệu dynasty (179 BC–111 BC)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Han–Nanyue War (111 BC) | Nanyue | Western Han | Defeat
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Chinese Domination era[edit]
First and Second Chinese domination (111 BC–544 AD)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Trưng sisters' rebellion (40 AD–43 AD) | Uprising (40 AD) | Trưng sisters in Lingnan | Eastern Han | Rebel victory
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Han counterattack (43 AD) | Trưng sisters in Lingnan | Eastern Han | Defeat
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Chu Đạt's rebellion (157) | Chu Đạt in Jiuzhen | Eastern Han | Rebel defeat | |
Wuhu rebellion (178–181) | Liang Long in Hepu and Jiaozhi | Eastern Han | Rebel defeat | |
Independence of Lâm Ấp (192) | Khu Liên in Xianglin (Huế) | Eastern Han | Rebel victory | |
Lady Triệu's rebellion (248) | Lady Triệu in Jiuzhen | Eastern Wu | Rebel defeat | |
Jin–Wu War (263–280) | Local rebels in Jiaozhi Jin dynasty | Eastern Wu | Victory for Jin
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Jin–Lâm Ấp conflicts (351–415) | Jin dynasty | Lâm Ấp | Victory for Jin | |
Liu Song–Lâm Ấp War (445–446) | Liu Song | Lâm Ấp | Victory for Liu Song
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Lý Trường Nhân's rebellion (468) | Lý Trường Nhân in Jiaozhou | Liu Song | Rebel victory
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Lý Bí's rebellion (541–544) | Lý Bí in Jiaozhi | Liang dynasty | Rebel victory
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Early Lý dynasty (544–602)[edit]
Conflict | Early Lý dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Liang–Vạn Xuân War (545–550) | Vạn Xuân | Liang dynasty | Victory for Vạn Xuân |
Vạn Xuân–Dã Năng War (557–571) | Vạn Xuân | Dã Năng (vi) | Victory for Dã Năng
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Sui–Vạn Xuân War (602) | Vạn Xuân | Sui dynasty | Defeat
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Third Chinese domination (602–905)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Sui–Lâm Ấp War (605) | Sui dynasty | Lâm Ấp | Victory for Sui |
Lý Tự Tiên's rebellion (679) | Lý Tự Tiên and Đinh Kiến in Annan | Tang dynasty | Victory for Tang |
Mai Thúc Loan's rebellion (722–723) | Mai Thúc Loan in Annan | Tang dynasty | Victory for Tang |
Javanese raids in modern-day Vietnamese coast (767, 774 & 787) | Tang dynasty Champa | Javanese raiders | Victory for Tang |
Phùng Hưng's rebellion (791) | Phùng Hưng in Annan | Tang dynasty | Rebel defeat |
Hoàn Vương–Tang conflicts (803–809) | Tang dynasty | Hoàn Vương | Victory for Tang |
Dương Thanh's rebellion (819–831) | Dương Thanh in Annan | Tang dynasty | Rebel defeat |
Tang–Nanzhao war (846–866) | Nanzhao Local rebels in Northern Vietnam | Tang dynasty | Victory for Tang |
Khúc Thừa Dụ's rebellion (905) | Khúc Thừa Dụ in Tĩnh Hải quân | Tang dynasty | Rebel victory
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Monarchical era[edit]
Autonomous period under Khúc clan and Dương Đình Nghệ (905–938)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Tĩnh Hải quân–Southern Han War (930) | Tĩnh Hải quân | Southern Han | Defeat
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Southern Han–Annan War (931–938) | Dương Đình Nghệ campaign (931) | Dương Đình Nghệ in Annan | Southern Han | Victory
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Battle of Bạch Đằng (938) | Ngô Quyền in Annan | Southern Han | Victory
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Ngô dynasty (939–965)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Brief description |
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Dương Tam Kha's coup d'état (944) | Ngô Xương Ngập | Dương Tam Kha | Victory for Dương Tam Kha
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Countercoup against Dương Tam Kha (950) | Dương Tam Kha | Ngô Xương Văn | Victory for Ngô Xương Văn
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Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (965–968) | Lã Xử Bình's coup d'état (965) | Ngô Xương Xí | Lã Xử Bình | Victory for Lã Xử Bình
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Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's Unification War (967–968) | Đinh Bộ Lĩnh and allies | Opposing factions in the 12 Warlords | Victory for Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (Đinh Tiên Hoàng)
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Đinh dynasty (968–980)[edit]
Conflict | Đinh dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Countercoup against Lê Hoàn (979) | Lê Hoàn Supported by: | Đinh Điền (vi), Nguyễn Bặc, Phạm Hạp Ngô Nhật Khánh | Victory for Lê Hoàn
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Early Lê dynasty (980–1009)[edit]
Conflict | Early Lê dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Song–Đại Cồ Việt War (981) | Đại Cồ Việt | Song dynasty | Victory
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First Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (982) | Đại Cồ Việt | Champa | Victory |
Wars of the Early Lê dynasty succession (1005) | Lê Long Việt | Lê Long Tích (vi) | Victory for Lê Long Việt
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Lê Ngọa Triều | Lê Long Cân (vi), Lê Long Kính (vi), Lê Long Đinh (vi) | Victory for Lê Ngọa Triều
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Later Lý dynasty (1009–1225)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Later Lý dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Dali–Đại Cồ Việt War (1014) | Đại Cồ Việt | Dali Kingdom | Victory | |
War of the Later Lý dynasty succession (1028) | Khai Thiên Vương | Đông Chinh Vương (Lý Thái Tổ's son) Vũ Đức Vương Dực Thánh Vương (Lý Thái Tổ's brother) | Victory for Khai Thiên Vương
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Nong Quanfu's rebellion (1038–1041) | Đại Cồ Việt | Nong Quanfu's Kingdom of Longevity | Victory | |
Second Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (1044) | Đại Cồ Việt | Champa | Victory | |
Nong Zhigao's rebellion (1048–1055) | Đại Cồ Việt | Nong Zhigao's Dali | Victory | |
First Champa–Đại Việt War (1069) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory
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Đại Việt–Song War (1075–1077) | Viet invasion (1075) | Đại Việt | Song dynasty | Indecisive
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Song counterattack (1077) | Đại Việt | Song dynasty | Victory
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Đại Việt–Khmer War (1123–1150) | Khmer campaign (1123–1124) | Đại Việt | Khmer Empire | Victory |
Khmer–Champa joint invasion (1132) | Đại Việt | Khmer Empire Champa | Victory
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Viet campaign (1136) | Đại Việt | Khmer Empire Champa | Indecisive
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Further Suryavarman II's expeditions (1136–1150) | Đại Việt | Khmer Empire | Victory | |
Quách Bốc's rebellion (1209) | Đại Việt | Quách Bốc | Victory
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Nguyễn Nộn's rebellion (1213–1219) | Đại Việt | Nguyễn Nộn (vi) |
Trần dynasty (1225–1400)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Trần dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Second Champa–Đại Việt War (1252) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory | |
Đại Việt–Mongol War (1257–1258) or First Đại Việt–Mongol War | Đại Việt | Mongol Empire | Defeat
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First Đại Việt–Yuan War (1285) or Second Đại Việt–Mongol War | Yuan advance (January – May) | Đại Việt | Yuan dynasty | Defeat
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Đại Việt counteroffensive (May – June) | Đại Việt Champa | Yuan dynasty | Victory
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Second Đại Việt–Yuan War (1287–1288) or Third Đại Việt–Mongol War | Yuan advance (1287 – January 1288) | Đại Việt | Yuan dynasty | Defeat
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Battle of Bạch Đằng River (1288) | Đại Việt | Yuan dynasty | Victory
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Đại Việt–Muang Sua War (1294–1301) | Đại Việt | Muang Sua | Victory
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Third Champa–Đại Việt War (1311) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory | |
Fourth Champa–Đại Việt War (1318) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory | |
Champa–Đại Việt War (1367–1396) | Battle of Chiêm Động (1367) | Đại Việt | Champa | Defeat
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Coup against Dương Nhật Lễ (1369–1370) | Dương Nhật Lễ | Trần Phủ | Rulership change
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Sack of Thăng Long (1371) | Đại Việt | Champa | Defeat
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Battle of Vijaya (1377) | Đại Việt | Champa | Defeat
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Trần Khát Chân's last stand (1390) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory
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Hồ Quý Ly's coup d'état (1399–1400) | Trần Thuận Tông and Trần Thiếu Đế | Hồ Quý Ly | Rulership change
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Hồ dynasty (1400–1407)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Hồ dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Champa–Đại Ngu War (1400–1407) | First Đại Ngu campaign (1400) | Đại Ngu | Champa | Defeat |
Second Đại Ngu campaign (1402) | Đại Ngu | Champa | Victory
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Third Đại Ngu campaign (1403) | Đại Ngu | Champa | Defeat
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Champan campaign (1407) | Đại Ngu | Champa Ming dynasty | Defeat
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Đại Ngu–Ming War (1406–1407) | Đại Ngu | Ming dynasty | Defeat
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Fourth Chinese Domination (1407–1428)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Vietnamese people | Opponents | Brief description |
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Later Trần rebellion (1407–1413) | Later Trần rebels in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel defeat | |
Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1428) | Early phases (1418–1422) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel defeat |
Capture of Nghệ An (1424–1425) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel victory | |
Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động (1426) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel victory | |
Siege of Đông Quan (1427) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel victory | |
Battle of Chi Lăng (1427) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel victory | |
Siege of Xương Giang (1427) | Lê Lợi in Jiaozhi | Ming dynasty | Rebel victory
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Later Lê dynasty (1428–1789)[edit]
Early period (1428–1527)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Later Lê dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Đại Việt–Ngưu Hống war (1431–1432) | Đại Việt | Ngưu Hống | Victory | |
Sixth Champa–Đại Việt War (1446) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory
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Later Lê dynasty succession crisis (1459–1460) | Lê Nghi Dân's coup d'état (1459) | Lê Nhân Tông | Lê Nghi Dân | Victory for Lê Nghi Dân
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Countercoup against Lê Nghi Dân (1460) | Lê Nghi Dân | Lê Lăng and Nguyễn Xí | Victory for Lê Lăng and Nguyễn Xí
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Seventh Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) | Đại Việt | Champa | Victory | |
Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (1479–1484) or White Elephant War | Đại Việt | Lan Xang Lanna Muang Phuan Ayutthaya Ava | Defeat (see analysis)
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Lê Oanh's coup d'état (1509) | Lê Uy Mục | Lê Oanh | Victory for Lê Oanh
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Trần Tuân's rebellion (1511–1512) | Đại Việt | Trần Tuân (vi) | Victory | |
Crisis of the late Later Lê dynasty – Early period (1516–1526) | Trịnh Duy Sản's coup d'état (1516) | Lê Tương Dực | Trịnh Duy Sản (vi), Trịnh Duy Đại | Victory
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Trần Cảo's rebellion (1516–1521) | Đại Việt | Trần Cảo | Victory
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Trịnh Tuy's coup d'état (1518–1522) | Lê Chiêu Tông | Trịnh Tuy | Victory
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Mạc Đăng Dung's coup d'état (1522–1526) | Lê Chiêu Tông, Trịnh Tuy | Mạc Đăng Dung | Defeat
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Restored Lê period (1533–1789)[edit]
During this period, there existed 3 dynasties and 3 lordships: Mạc dynasty (1527–1677), Restored Lê (1533–1789), and Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802); Trịnh lords (1545–1787), Nguyễn lords (1558–1802), and Bầu lords (1527–1689); each with varying degrees of power and control over the country. This period is considered to be one of the most complicated periods in the history of Vietnam.
Conflict | Event | Aggressor | Defender | Brief description |
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Lê–Mạc War (1533–1677) | Later Lê dynasty's return to Vietnam (1533–1543) | Nguyễn Kim, Lê Trang Tông | Mạc dynasty | Victory for Nguyễn Kim
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Battle of Yên Mô (1545) | Nguyễn Kim, Lê Trang Tông | Mạc dynasty | Victory for Mạc
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Battle of Thăng Long (1551) | Southern dynasty
| Mạc dynasty | Stalemate
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Battle of Thuận Hóa (1554) | Southern dynasty
| Mạc dynasty | Victory for Lê
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Prince Mạc Kính Điển's Southern campaigns (1555–1579) | Northern dynasty
| Southern dynasty
| Stalemate
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Lê Northern campaigns (1584–1592) | Southern dynasty
| Northern dynasty | Victory for Later Lê dynasty
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Later campaigns (1592–1677) | Đại Việt | Mạc dynasty Bầu lords Supported by:
| Victory
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First Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1611) | Đàng Trong | Panduranga | Victory for Nguyễn | |
First Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1627–1672) | Early phases (1627–1648) | Đàng Ngoài Dutch East India Company (1643) | Đàng Trong
| Stalemate |
Battle of Nghệ An (1655–1660) | Đàng Trong | Đàng Ngoài | Victory for Trịnh | |
Later campaigns (1661–1672) | Đàng Ngoài | Đàng Trong | Victory for Nguyễn
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Second Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1653) | Đàng Trong | Panduranga | Victory | |
First Cambodia–Đại Việt War (1658) | Đàng Trong | Cambodia | Victory
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Second Cambodia–Đại Việt War (1674) | Đàng Trong | Cambodia | Victory
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Third Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1693–1697) | Đàng Trong | Panduranga | Defeat
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Third Cambodia–Đại Việt War (1699) | Đàng Trong | Cambodia | Victory | |
Fourth Cambodia–Đại Việt War (1708) | Đàng Trong | Cambodia | Victory
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First Đại Việt–Siam War (1714) | Đàng Trong | Ayutthaya Siam | Defeat
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Hoàng Công Chất's rebellion (1739–1769) | Hoàng Công Chất (vi) | Đàng Ngoài
| Victory | |
Lê Duy Mật's rebellion (1740–1770) | Lê Duy Mật | Đàng Ngoài
| Victory | |
Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's rebellion (1743–1751) | Nguyễn Hữu Cầu | Đàng Ngoài | Victory | |
Nguyễn Danh Phương's rebellion (1744–1751) | Nguyễn Danh Phương | Đàng Ngoài | Victory | |
Đại Việt–Luang Phrabang War (1749)[1] | Đàng Ngoài | Luang Phrabang | Defeat | |
Fifth Cambodia–Đại Việt War (1753–1756) | Đàng Trong | Cambodia | Victory | |
Second Đại Việt–Siam War (1771–1773) | Đàng Trong | Thonburi Siam Ang Non II | Defeat
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Tây Sơn uprising (1771–1777) | First Tây Sơn campaigns (1771–1774) | Tây Sơn | Đàng Trong | Rebel victory
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Second Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1774–1775) | Đàng Ngoài | Đàng Trong | Victory for Trịnh
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Gia Định campaigns (1776–1777) | Tây Sơn | Đàng Trong | Rebel victory
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Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802)[edit]
Conflict | Event | Tây Sơn dynasty and allies | Opponents | Brief description |
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Third Đại Việt-Siam War (1785) | Đàng Trong | Rattanakosin Siam Nguyễn Ánh | Victory
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Tây Sơn–Trịnh War (1786) | Đàng Trong | Đàng Ngoài | Victory for Tây Sơn
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Nguyễn Huệ–Nguyễn Nhạc conflict (1786) | Nguyễn Nhạc in Quy Nhơn | Nguyễn Huệ in Phú Xuân | Indecisive
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Đại Việt–Qing War (1788–1789) | Đại Việt | Qing dynasty | Victory
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Lê Duy Chỉ's rebellion (1791) | Đại Việt Supported by: Cambodia | Lê Duy Chỉ (Lê Chiêu Thống's brother) Vientiane Supported by: Rattanakosin Siam | Victory
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Tây Sơn–Nguyễn War (1792–1802) | Battle of Quy Nhơn (1799–1801) | Đại Việt | Nguyễn Ánh Supported by: | Victory for Nguyễn Ánh
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Battle of Huế (1801) | Đại Việt | Nguyễn Ánh Supported by:
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Battle of Thăng Long (1802) | Đại Việt | Nguyễn Ánh Supported by: | Victory for Nguyễn Ánh
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Nguyễn dynasty – Independent period (1802–1887)[edit]
Colonial era[edit]
French Indochina (1887–1945)[edit]
Republican era[edit]
North Vietnam (1945–1976)[edit]
State of Vietnam (1949–1955)[edit]
South Vietnam (1955–1975)[edit]
Vietnam[edit]
Conflict | Vietnam and allies | Opponents | Result | General Secretary |
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Insurgency in the Central Highlands (1975–1992) | Vietnam | FULRO | Victory |
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Insurgency in Laos (1975–2007) | Vietnam Laos | Hmong insurgents | Victory | |
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989) | Vietnam FUNSK Post-invasion: 1979–1989: Vietnam People's Republic of Kampuchea 1989–1991: State of Cambodia Supported by: | Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1982) Post-invasion: CGDK/NGC (1982–1990) Thailand (border clashes) | Victory
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Sino–Vietnamese War (1979) | Vietnam | China | Stalemate
| Lê Duẩn |
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) | Vietnam | China | Stalemate
| Lê Duẩn (until July 1986) Trường Chinh (July–December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991) Đỗ Mười(since 1991) |
Thai–Laotian Border War (1987–1988) | Vietnam Laos | Thailand | Victory
| Nguyễn Văn Linh |
Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988) | Vietnam |