Battle of Chương Dương

Battle of Chương Dương (1285)
Part of the Second Mongol–Vietnamese War
Date 24 June 1285 Location Chương Dương, Thường Tín District, Hanoi 20.871470°N 105.864399°E / 20.871470; 105.864399 Result Decisive Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
Đại Việt{	Yuan dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn Trần Quang Khải[1]	Sogetu †

The Battle of Chương Dương (1285) was fought between joint Cham–Vietnamese forces, led by Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn and Duke Trần Quang Khải against the Mongol-led Yuan force under the Mongol general Sogetu in late June 1285.^[2] The battle took place at the Chương Dương port (modern-day Thường Tín District, Hanoi) on the Red River. Most of the Yuan warships were burned or sunk while Sogetu was killed in battle.^[3]

References

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2. Lo, Jung-pang (2012). Elleman, Bruce A. (ed.). China as a Sea Power, 1127-1368: A Preliminary Survey of the Maritime Expansion and Naval Exploits of the Chinese People During the Southern Song and Yuan Periods. Singapore: NUS Press. p. 295.
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3. Hà, Văn Tấn; Phạm, Thị Tâm (1972). "III: Cuộc kháng chiến lần thứ nhất" [III: The First Resistance War]. Cuộc kháng chiến chống xâm lược Nguyên Mông thế kỉ XIII [The resistance against the Mongol invasion in the 13th century] (in Vietnamese). People's Army Publishing House. p. 251.