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 (Chiêu Tăng) Phraya Wichitnarong (Chiêu Sương) Phraya Thatsada (Thạt Xỉ Đa) Chaophraya Aphaiphubet (Chiêu Thùy Biện) 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 troops: number of dead uncertain Nguyễn forces: c. 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 Đồng Tháp province of Vietnam on 20 January 1785.