List of wars involving Vietnam

This is a list of wars involving the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its predecessor states.

Ancient era

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Conflict Van Lang Opponents Result
Âu Việt-Lạc Việt War (258–257 BC)[a] Văn Lang under Hung Kings
(Lạc Việt)
Âu Việt led by Thục Phán Victory for Âu Việt

Thục dynasty (258–207 BC or 208–179 BC)

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Conflict Thuc dynasty Opponents Result
Qin campaign against the Baiyue (221–214 BC) Baiyue tribes: Qin dynasty Territorial changes
Âu Lạc-Nanyue War (207 BC or 179 BC) Âu Lạc under Thuc dynasty (An Duong Vuong) Nanyue led by Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà) Defeat

Triệu dynasty (207 BC or 179–111 BC)

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Conflict Trieu (Zhao) dynasty Opponents Result
Han conquest of Nanyue (111 BC) Nanyue under Zhao dynasty (Triệu dynasty) Han dynasty (Western Han) Defeat

First, Second and Third Chinese domination era

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Conflict Jiaozhi Opponents Result
Tây Vu Vương rebellion (111 BC) Tây Vu Vương's forces in Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen Commanderies Han dynasty (Western Han) Defeat
  • Tay Vu Vuong killed.
Trưng Sisters' Uprising (40 AD) Trưng sisters' forces in Jiaozhi Commandery Han dynasty (Eastern Han) Victory
Conflict Trung Queen Opponents Result
Han invasion of Lingnan (42–43) Lingnan under Trưng Queen Han dynasty (Eastern Han) Defeat
Conflict Event Jiaozhi/Jiaozhou Opponents Result
Chu Đạt's rebellion (157–160) Chu Đạt's forces in Jiuzhen Han dynasty (Eastern Han) Defeat
Liang Long's rebellion (178–181) Liang Long's forces in Hepu, Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi and Rinan Han dynasty (Eastern Han) Defeat
Sri Mara's rebellion (192) Sri Mara's forces (Khu Liên) in Xianglin Han dynasty (Eastern Han) Victory
  • Foundation of Lâm Ấp (Linyi) kingdom, predecessor to later Champa kingdoms.
Lady Triệu's rebellion (248) Lady Triệu's forces in Jiaozhou Eastern Wu Defeat
Jiao Province Campaign (263–280) Jiaozhou under Eastern Wu Jin dynasty Victory for Eastern Wu
JinLâm Ấp conflicts (351–415) First war (351–359) Jiaozhou under Jin dynasty Lâm Ấp (Linyi) Victory for Jin
Second war (399)
Third war (413–415)
Liu Song-Lâm Ấp War
(445–446)
Jiaozhou under Liu Song dynasty Lâm Ấp (Linyi) Victory for Liu Song
Lý Trường Nhân's rebellion (468) Lý Trường Nhân's forces in Jiaozhou Liu Song Victory
Lý Bí's rebellion (541–544) Lý Bí's forces in Jiaozhou Liang dynasty Victory
Conflict Early Ly dynasty Opponents Result
Vạn Xuân-Lâm Ấp War (543) Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty Lâm Ấp Victory
Liang–Vạn Xuân War (545550) Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty Liang dynasty Victory
Vạn Xuân–Dã Năng War (557571) Vạn Xuân led by Triệu Quang Phục Dã Năng (vi) led by Lý Phật Tử Territorial and throne changes
Sui–Vạn Xuân War (602) Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty Sui dynasty Defeat
Conflict Event Annan/Jinghai Opponents Result
Sui–Lâm Ấp War (605) Jiaozhi under Sui dynasty Lâm Ấp Victory for Sui
Lý Tự Tiên's rebellion (687) Lý Tự Tiên's and Đinh Kiến's forces in Annan Tang dynasty Defeat
Mai Thúc Loan's rebellion (722723) Mai Thúc Loan's forces in Annan Tang dynasty Defeat
Phùng Hưng's rebellion (766791) Phùng Hưng's forces in Annan Tang dynasty Defeat
Javanese raid in Tang's Annan (767) Annan under Tang dynasty Javanese raiders from Shailendra dynasty Victory for Tang
Javanese raids in Hoàn Vương (774787) First raid (774) Hoàn Vương (Huanwang Champa) Javanese raiders from Shailendra dynasty Victory for Hoàn Vương
Second raid
(787)
Victory for Hoàn Vương
Hoàn Vương–Tang conflicts (803809) First war (803) Annan under Tang dynasty Hoàn Vương (Huanwang Champa) Victory for Tang
Second war (809) Victory for Tang
Dương Thanh's rebellion (819820) Dương Thanh's forces in Annan Tang dynasty Defeat
Tang–Nanzhao wars (846866) First raid (846) Annan under Tang dynasty Nanzhao
Local rebels in Annan
Victory for Tang
Second raid (860–861) Victory for Tang
Siege of Songping (863) Defeat for Tang
Tang's offensive (865–866) Victory for Tang
  • Tang's forces recaptured Songping and Annan
Khúc Thừa Dụ's rebellion (905) Khúc Thừa Dụ's forces in Jianghai Circuit Tang dynasty Victory

Independent monarchical era

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Autonomous period under Khúc clan and Dương clan (905938)

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Conflict Khuc clan/Duong clan Opponents Result
First JinghaiSouthern Han War (930) Jinghai Circuit under Khúc clan Southern Han dynasty Defeat
Dương Đình Nghệ's rebellion (931) Dương Đình Nghệ's forces in Jinghai Circuit Southern Han dynasty Victory
Second Jinghai-Southern Han War (938) Ngô Quyền's forces in Jinghai Circuit Southern Han dynasty Victory
  • Ngô Quyền crowned as the King of Jinghai
  • Establishment of Ngô dynasty
  • Beginning of Independent era
Conflict Ngo dynasty Opponents Result
Dương Tam Kha's mutiny (944950) Ngô Xương Ngập's forces
Ngô Xương Văn's forces
Dương Tam Kha's forces Victory for Ngo king
Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (965968) 12 Warlords Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's forces and allies Victory for Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (Đinh Tiên Hoàng)
Conflict Dinh dynasty Opponents Result
Countercoup against Lê Hoàn (979) Loyal forces of Đinh Điền (vi), Nguyễn Bặc, Phạm Hạp and Ngô Nhật Khánh Lê Hoàn's forces
Supported by:
Dynasty change
Conflict Early Le dynasty Opponents Result
Song–Đại Cồ Việt War (981) Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty Song dynasty Victory
First Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (982) Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty Champa Victory
First Throne Crisis of Early Lê dynasty (1005) Lê Long Việt's forces Lê Long Tích's forces (vi) Victory for Lê Long Việt
Second Throne Crisis of Early Lê dynasty (1005) Lê Long Việt's royal court Rebellion forces of Lê Long Cân (vi), Lê Long Kính (vi) and Lê Long Đinh (vi) Victory for Lê Long Việt
Conflict Event Later Ly dynasty Opponents Result
DaliĐại Cồ Việt War (1014) Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty Dali Kingdom Victory
  • Đại Cồ Việt annexed a part of Dali
Throne crisis of Later Lý dynasty (1028) Crown Prince Lý Phật Mã's forces Rebellion forces of Đông Chinh Vương, Vũ Đức Vương and Dực Thánh Vương Victory for Lý Phật Mã
Nong Quanfu's rebellion (10381041) Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty Nong Quanfu's Changqi Kingdom Victory
  • Nong Quanfu killed
Second ChampaĐại Cồ Việt War (1044) Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty Champa Victory
Nong Zhigao rebellions (10481055) Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty Nong Zhigao's Dali Kingdom and later Nantian Kingdom Victory
  • Nong Zhigao killed
First ChampaĐại Việt War (1069) Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty Champa Victory
Đại Việt–Song War (10751077) Đại Việt's invasion of Song (1075–1076) Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty Song dynasty Victory
  • Đại Việt's troops captured several Song's forts and later retreated
Song's counterattack (1077) Indecisive
Đại Việt–Khmer Wars (11281150) First Khmer's campaign (1128) Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty Khmer Empire Defeat
Khmer–Champa's joint campaign (1132) Khmer Empire
Champa
Defeat
  • Invasion repelled
  • Champa briefly regained control of Ma Linh, Bố Chính, Địa Lý, later expelled
Second Khmer's campaign (1137) Khmer Empire Defeat
Quách Bốc's rebellion (1209) Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty Quách Bốc's forces Victory
Nguyễn Nộn's rebellion (12131219) Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty Nguyễn Nộn's forces (vi) Victory
Conflict Event Tran dynasty Opponents Results Notable battles
Second ChampaĐại Việt War (1252) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Victory
First Đại Việt–Mongol War (12571258) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Mongol Empire Victory
  • Mongol troops briefly occupied Thăng Long capital, then expelled out of Đại Việt
  • Emperor Trần Thái Tông agreed to become a tributary state to the Mongols
First Đại Việt–Yuan War (1285)
or Second Đại Việt–Mongol War
Yuan's advance (January – May) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty
Champa
Yuan dynasty Defeat
Đại Việt's counteroffensive (May – June) Victory
  • Yuan invasion repelled
Second Đại Việt–Yuan War (12871288)
or Third Đại Việt–Mongol War
Yuan's advance (1287 – January 1288) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Yuan dynasty Defeat
Battle of Bạch Đằng River (1288) Victory
  • Yuan invasion repelled
Đại Việt–Muang Sua Wars (12941301) First war (1294) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Muang Sua Victory
Second war (1297)
Third war (1301)
Third ChampaĐại Việt War (1311) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Victory
Fourth ChampaĐại Việt War (1318) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Victory
Fifth Champa–Đại Việt War (13671368) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Defeat
  • Beginning of a series of Champa's counter-offensives
Coup against Dương Nhật Lễ (13691370) Dương Nhật Lễ's royal court Trần Phủ's forces Throne change
Sixth Champa–Đại Việt War (1371) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Defeat
  • Champa forces set the city on fire, seized women, jewels, and silks
Seventh Champa–Đại Việt War (1377) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Defeat
Eighth Champa–Đại Việt War (1378) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Defeat
  • Champa forces looted Thăng Long capital
Ninth Champa–Đại Việt War (1382) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Victory
  • Champa attacks repelled
Tenth Champa-Đại Việt War (1390) Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa Victory
Conflict Event Ho dynasty Opponents Result
Champa–Đại Ngu Wars (14001407) First Đại Ngu campaign
(1400)
Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty Champa Defeat
Second Đại Ngu campaign (1402) Victory
Third Đại Ngu campaign (1403) Defeat
  • Đại Ngu failed to capture Vijaya capital
Champa campaign (1407) Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty Champa
Ming dynasty
Defeat
  • Champa recaptured Chiêm Động and Cổ Lũy
Đại Ngu–Ming War (14061407) Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty Ming dynasty Defeat
Conflict Jiaozhi Opponents Result
Later Trần rebellion (14071414) Later Trần rebels in Jiaozhi Ming dynasty Defeat
  • Rebel suppressed
Lam Sơn uprising (14181427) Lam Sơn's rebels in Jiaozhi Ming dynasty Victory

Revived monarchical era

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Later Lê dynasty – Initial period (14281527)

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Conflict Event Later Le dynasty Opponents Results
Ngưu Hống rebellion (14311432) Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Ngưu Hống led by Đèo Cát Hãn Victory
Eleventh Champa–Đại Việt War (1446) Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Champa Victory
First throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1459) Lê Nghi Dân's coup d'état forces Lê Nhân Tông's royal court Throne change
Second throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (14591460) Lê Nghi Dân's royal court Loyal forces of Nguyễn Xí, Đinh Liệt and Lê Lăng Throne change
Twelfth Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Champa Victory
Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (14791484)
or White Elephant War
Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Lan Xang
Lanna
Muang Phuan
Defeat (see analysis)
Third throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1509) Lê Uy Mục's royal court Lê Oanh's rebel forces Throne change
  • Lê Oanh (Lê Tương Dực) became the Emperor
Trần Tuân's rebellion (15111512) Đại Việt Trần Tuân (vi) Victory
Internal crisis of Later Lê dynasty (15161526) Trịnh Duy Sản's coup d'état
(1516)
Lê Tương Dực's royal court Rebel forces of Trịnh Duy Sản (vi), Trịnh Duy Đại and Lê Y Throne change
Trần Cảo's rebellion (1516–1521) Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Trần Cảo's rebel forces Victory
  • Trần Cảo fled
Trịnh Tuy's coup d'état (1518–1522) Lê Chiêu Tông's royal court
< Mạc Đăng Dung's forces
Trịnh Tuy's rebel forces Throne change
Mạc Đăng Dung's coup d'état (1522–1526) Lê Chiêu Tông's royal court
Trịnh Tuy's forces
Mạc Đăng Dung's rebel forces Dynasty change
Conflict Mac dynasty Opponents Result
First Lê-Mạc War (15331592) Northern dynasty under Mạc dynasty Southern dynasty under Restored Lê dynasty
Trịnh clan
Nguyễn clan
Bầu clan
Dynasty change
  • Later Lê's forces captured Đông Kinh capital
  • Beginning of the restored period of Later Lê dynasty
  • Mạc's forces retreated to Cao Bằng province
  • Trịnh and Nguyễn clans became rivals
Throne crisis of Mạc dynasty (15461547) Mạc Phúc Nguyên's forces Mạc Chính Trung's forces Throne change
  • Mạc Phúc Nguyên became the Emperor
  • Decline of Mạc dynasty

Later Lê dynasty – Restored period (15331789)

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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 Later Le dynasty Opponents Result
Second Lê-Mạc War (15921677) Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty
Trịnh lord
Nguyễn lord (until 1600)
Mạc dynasty
Bầu clan (from 1594)
Victory for Later Lê dynasty
Conflict Trinh lord Opponents Result
Bầu clan's rebellion (15941699) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Bầu clan Victory
  • Bầu clan eliminated
Hoàng Công Chất's rebellion (17391769) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Hoàng Công Chất's forces Victory
Lê Duy Mật's rebellion (17401770) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Lê Duy Mật's forces Victory
Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's rebellion (17431751) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's forces Victory
Nguyễn Danh Phương's rebellion (17441751) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Nguyễn Danh Phương's forces Victory
Đại ViệtLuang Phrabang War (1749)[1] Tonkin under Trịnh lord   Luang Phrabang Defeat
  • Trịnh's forces expelled from Luang Phrabang
Privileged Army Mutiny (17821786) Tonkin under Trịnh lord Soldiers from Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An provinces Victory
Conflict Nguyen lord Opponents Result
First Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1611) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Panduranga Victory
  • Annexation of present-day Phú Yên by Nguyễn lord
Dutch East India Company's attack (1643) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord   Dutch East India Company Victory
  • Dutch East India Company's ships damaged and sunken
Second Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1653) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Panduranga Victory
  • Nguyễn's forces occupied more Panduranga's territories
First Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1658) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord
  Ang Sur and Ang Tan's forces
  Cambodia Victory
Second Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1674) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord
  Ang Nan II and Ang Tan's forces
  Cambodia Victory
  • Cambodian King Keo Fa II fled
  • Beginning of Cambodian throne crisis
Third Đại Việt–Panduranga War (16931697) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Panduranga Defeat
  • Nguyễn's forces withdrew from some Panduranga's territories
  • Panduranga gained autonomy
Third Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1699) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord   Cambodia Victory
Fourth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1708)   Ang Em's forces
Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord
  Cambodia under Thommo Reachea III
  Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom
Victory
First Đại Việt-Siam War (1718) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord   Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom Defeat
Fifth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (17531756) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord   Cambodia Victory
Second Đại Việt-Siam War (17711772) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord
  Outey II's forces
  Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom
  Ang Non II's forces
Defeat
  • Ang Non II became King of Cambodia
  • Nguyễn's forces withdrew from Cambodia
  • Decline of Nguyễn lord
Tây Sơn uprising (17711777) Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Tây Sơn rebels Dynasty change
  • Trịnh's forces joined Tây Sơn to defeat Nguyễn's forces
  • Nguyễn lord overthrown
  • Establishment of Tây Sơn dynasty in Cochinchina
Conflict Trinh lord Nguyen lord Result
First Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1627) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Trịnh
Second Trịnh-Nguyễn War (16331640) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Trịnh
Third Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1643) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Nguyễn
Fourth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1648) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Trịnh
Fifth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (16551660) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Nguyễn
Sixth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (16611662) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Trịnh
Seventh Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1672) Tonkin Cochinchina Defeat to Trịnh
  • Gianh River became the border between Tonkin and Cochinchina
  • Đại Việt divided into 2 rival courts for more than 100 years
Eighth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (17741775) Tonkin
Supported by:
Cochinchina Defeat to Nguyễn
  • Trịnh and Tây Sơn's troops occupied Phú Xuân capital of Cochinchina
  • Nguyễn lord overthrown

Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802)

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Conflict Tây Sơn dynasty
and allies
Opponents Brief description
Tây Sơn–Trịnh War (17751786)   Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty Tonkin under Trịnh lords Dynasty change
First Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (17771785)   Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty Nguyễn lord's loyalists in Cochinchina Territorial change
Third Đại Việt-Siam War (1785)   Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty   Rattanakosin Siam
Nguyễn Ánh's forces
Victory
Sixth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1785)   Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty   Cambodia Victory
Nguyễn HuệNguyễn Nhạc conflict (1787)   Nguyễn Nhạc's forces in Quy Nhơn   Nguyễn Huệ's forces in Phú Xuân Indecisive
Tây Sơn-Lê War (17871789)   Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty Tonkin under Later Lê dynasty
Supported by:
Dynasty change
Second Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (17871802)   Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty
Supported by:
Nguyễn Ánh's forces in Cochinchina
Supported by:
  •   French mercenaries
  • Pro-Nguyễn Chams forces
Dynasty change
Đại Việt–Qing War (17881789)   Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty   Qing dynasty
Lê Chiêu Thống's forces
Victory
Đại Việt-Vientiane War (1791)   Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty   Vientiane
Muang Phuan
's loyalists
Victory

Nguyễn dynasty – Independent period (1802–1887)

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Conflict Nguyễn's dynasty Opponents Result Notable battles
Tonkin campaign (1883 - 1886) [[Tonkin| ]] Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty
Supported by:
[[Cochinchina| ]] Second French Empire Defeated:

Colonial era

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Conflict Indochina Opponents Result
Trương Định's uprising (18591864) Trương Định's forces in Cochinchina   Second French Empire Defeat
Nguyễn Hữu Huân's uprising (18591874) Nguyễn Hữu Huân's forces in Cochinchina   Second French Empire Defeat
Nguyễn Trung Trực's uprising (18611868) Nguyễn Trung Trực's forces in Cochinchina   Second French Empire Defeat
Bảy Thưa's rebellion (18671873) Trần Văn Thành's forces in Cochinchina   Second French Empire Defeat
Sino–French War (18841885)   Qing dynasty
Supported by:
  French Third Republic Defeat to Qing
Yên Thế Insurrection (18841913) Hoàng Hoa Thám's forces in Tonkin   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Cần Vương movement (18851896) Hàm Nghi's loyal forces
Tôn Thất Thuyết and Nguyễn Văn Tường

Tonkin:

Annam:

  French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Franco-Siamese conflict (1893)   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Siam under Rattanakosin Kingdom Victory to French Indochina
Anti-tax Movement in Annam (1908) People in Annam   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Hanoi Poison Plot (1908) Mutiny ĐIndochinese soldiers and cooks in Tonkin   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
N'Trang Lơng's uprising (19111935) Montagnard tribes led by N'Trang Lơng in Central Highlands   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
Defeat
Restoration League Movement (19131925)   Vietnam Restoration League   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Cochinchina uprising (19131916) Cochinchina rebels led by Phan Xích Long   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
Defeat
Thái Nguyên uprising (1917) Thái Nguyên rebels in Tonkin   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Red Phú Riềng Movement (1930) Phú Riềng workers
  Communist Party of Indochina in Cochinchina
  French Third Republic
  French Indochina
Defeat
Yên Bái mutiny (1930)   Vietnam Nationalist Party in Tonkin   French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets (19301931)   Communist Party of Vietnam in Annam
Red Guards
  French Third Republic
  French Indochina
  Nguyễn dynasty
Defeat
Japanese invasion of French Indochina (1940)   French State
  French Indochina
  Empire of Japan Victory to Japan
  • Japanese occupation of Indochina
Conflict Indochina Opponents Result
Bắc Sơn uprising [vi] (1940)   Communist Party of Vietnam in Tonkin
Bắc Sơn's guerrilla forces
  French State
  Empire of Japan
Defeat
Franco–Thai War (19401941)   French State
  French Indochina
  Thailand Military indecisive
Thai political victory
  • Disputed enclaves returned to Thailand
Cochinchina uprising (1940)   Communist Party of Vietnam in Cochinchina   Empire of Japan
  French State
Defeat
Đô Lương Mutiny (1941) Mutiny Indochinese soldiers led by Đội Cung in Annam   French State Defeat
South-East Asian theatre of World War II (19411945) Allies Axis Victory to Allies
  • Japan surrendered
Battles of Khai Phat and Na Ngan (1944)   Việt Minh   French State Victory
Japanese coup d'état (1945)   French State
  French Indochina
  Empire of Japan
  Empire of Vietnam
Victory to Japan
Ba Tơ uprising (1945)   Communist Party of Vietnam in Annam
Ba Tơ's guerrilla forces
  Empire of Japan
  Provisional Government of the French Republic
Victory
August Revolution (1945)   Việt Minh   Empire of Japan
  Third French Republic
  Empire of Vietnam
Victory

Republican era

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Conflict North Vietnam
and allies
Opponents Result Leader Notable batles
Nationalist Chinese troops entering Vietnam (1945)   Democratic Republic of Vietnam   Republic of China

Supported by:
  France

Victory Hồ Chí Minh
Partisan conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1947)   Việt Minh   Vietnamese Kuomintang Front

  National Union Front

  National Front

Supported by:

Victory
  • Anti-Việt Minh parties and political organizations crushed.
War in Southern Vietnam (1945–1946)   Việt Minh

  Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng

  United Kingdom

  France

  Japan

Defeat
First Indochina War (1946–1954)
Resistance war against France
  Democratic Republic of Vietnam

  Lao Issara (1946–1949)

  Khmer Issarak

Supported by:

  France
  French Indochina

Supported by:

Victory
Chinese Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan (1949)   People's Republic of China

  Democratic Republic of Vietnam

  Nationalist Chinese guerrilla forces in Shiwandashan Mountain Victory to Communist China
Vietnam War (1955–1975)[b]
Resistance war against America or American War in Vietnam
  Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  Republic of South Vietnam

  Pathet Lao
  Khmer Rouge
Supported by:

  United States of America
  Republic of Vietnam
  Khmer Republic
  Kingdom of Laos
  South Korea
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Thailand
  Philippines
Supported by:
Victory Ho Chi Minh
Lê Duẩn
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975)   Pathet Lao
Lao Neutralists (1960–1962)
Patriotic Neutralists (from 1963)
  Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  National Liberation Front
Supported by:
  Kingdom of Laos
Lao Neutralists (from 1962)
  United States of America
  Republic of Vietnam
  Thailand
Victory to Pathet Lao
Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965–1983)   Communist Party of Thailand
  Communist Party of Malaysia
  Pathet Lao
  Khmer Rouge
Supported by:
  Kingdom of Thailand
  Malaysia
  United States of America
  Republic of China (until 1967)
Supported by:
Defeat to Communist Party of Thailand
  • Thai government victory and amnesty in 1980.
  • Communist insurgency declined.
Cambodian Civil War (1968–1975)   Khmer Rouge
  GRUNK (from 1970)
  Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  National Liberation Front
Supported by:
  Khmer Republic
  United States of America
  Republic of Vietnam
  Kingdom of Laos
Victory to Khmer Rouge
Conflict South Vietnam
and allies
Opponents Result Leader
Partisan conflicts in State of Vietnam (1955)   Pro-Ngô Đình Diệm groups

Supported by:
  United States

  Pro-Bảo Đại groups

  Vietnamese Kuomintang
  Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam
Supported by:
  France

Regime change Bảo Đại
First South Vietnamese coup d'état (1960)   Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists
  Presidential Guard
  Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels
  Republic of Vietnam Marine Division rebels
  Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division rebels
Victory
  • Coup failed.
Ngô Đình Diệm
Buddhist crisis (1963)   South Vietnam   Revolting Buddhists Indecisive
Second South Vietnamese coup d'état (1963)   Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists
  Presidential Guard
  Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces
   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels
  Republic of Vietnam Marine Division rebels
  Republic of Vietnam Air Force rebels
  Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division rebels
Supported by:
  United States
Defeat
Third South Vietnamese coup d'état (1/1964)   Revolutionary Military Council led by Dương Văn Minh   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels led by Nguyễn Khánh Defeat Dương Văn Minh
Montagnard rebellion (1964–1969)   South Vietnam BAJARAKA
FULRO
Victory Nguyễn Khánh
Dương Văn Minh
Phan Khắc Sửu
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
Fourth South Vietnamese coup d'état
(9/1964)
  South Vietnam   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Victory Nguyễn Khánh
Fifth South Vietnamese coup d'état (12/1964)   High National Council   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Defeat
Sixth South Vietnamese coup d'état (1965)   South Vietnam   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Victory
Buddhist Uprising (1966)   South Vietnam   Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels
  Buddhists monks
Victory Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Northeast Cay incident (1968)   South Vietnam   Philippines Defeat
Southwest Cay incident (1970)   South Vietnam   Philippines Victory
Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974)   South Vietnam   China Defeat

Unification era

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Conflict Vietnam and allies Opponents Result Leader
Insurgency in the Central Highlands (1975–1992)   Vietnam
  People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989)
  Laos
  FULRO Victory Lê Duẩn (until July 1986)
Trường Chinh (July–December 1986)
Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991)
Đỗ Mười (from)
Cambodian-Vietnamese border skirmish (1975–1978)   Vietnam   Democratic Kampuchea Victory Lê Duẩn
Insurgency in Laos (1975–2007)   Laos

Pro-government Hmong people
  Vietnam

Anti-government Hmong insurgents Victory to Laos Lê Duẩn (until July 1986)
Trường Chinh (July–December 1986)
Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991)
Đỗ Mười (1991–1997)
Lê Khả Phiêu (1997–2001)
Nông Đức Mạnh (from 2001)
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1978–1989)   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)
Supported by:

Victory Lê Duẩn (until July 1986)
Trường Chinh (July–December 1986)
Nguyễn Văn Linh (from 1986)
Vietnamese border raids in Thailand (1979–1989)   Vietnam
  People's Republic of Kampuchea
  Thailand
  Khmer Rouge
Supported by:
Victory
  • Destruction of numerous Khmer Rouge's guerrilla bases and refugee camps along Thai-Cambodian border.
Sino–Vietnamese War (1979)   Vietnam   China Stalemate
  • Both sides claimed victory.
  • Chinese withdrawal from northern Vietnam.
Lê Duẩn
Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts
(19791991)
  Vietnam   China Stalemate
  • China occupied some Vietnamese areas briefly and retreated.
  • Normalization of bilateral relations.
Lê Duẩn (until July 1986)
Trường Chinh (July–December 1986)
Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991)
Đỗ Mười (from 1991)
Thai–Laotian Border War (1987–1988)   Laos
  Vietnam
  Thailand Victory to Laos
  • Peace talks in Bangkok.
Nguyễn Văn Linh
Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988)   Vietnam   China Defeat
Cambodian Internal Conflict (1993–1998)   Cambodia
Supported by:
  Khmer Rouge Victory to Cambodia Đỗ Mười (until 1997)
Lê Khả Phiêu (from 1997)

Notes

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  1. ^ 258 BC is the current consensus. Some Vietnamese sources such as the Đại Việt sử lược and the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư contend that this event took place in 208 BC; whereas the Chinese Records of the Grand Historian dates the enthronement of Thục Phán in 218 BC, amidst the Qin campaign against the Baiyue.
  2. ^ Start date remains disputed, but North Vietnam did not intervene before 1959.

Citations

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  1. ^ Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). History Dictionary of Laos (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-8108-5624-0.

References

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