List of wars involving Vietnam

See also: Military history of Vietnam

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

Ancient era

Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879–258 BC)

Conflict	Van Lang	Opponents	Result
Âu Việt-Lạc Việt War (258–257 BC)	Văn Lang under Hung Kings (Lạc Việt)	Âu Việt led by Thục Phán	Victory for Âu Việt Thục Phán (An Dương Vương) conquered Lạc Việt. Merging of Âu Việt and Lạc Việt into Âu Lạc.

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

Conflict	Thuc dynasty	Opponents	Result
Qin campaign against the Baiyue (221–214 BC)	Baiyue tribes: Âu Lạc under Thuc Dynasty (An Duong Vuong) Minyue Nanyue Dong'ou	Qin dynasty	Territorial changes Qin dynasty annexed Minyue, Nanyue and Dong'ou. Âu Lạc retained its independence.
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 Nanyue annexed Âu Lạc.

Triệu dynasty (207 BC or 179–111 BC)

Conflict	Trieu (Zhao) dynasty	Opponents	Result
Han conquest of Nanyue (111 BC)	Nanyue under Zhao dynasty (Triệu dynasty)	Han dynasty (Western Han)	Defeat Western Han annexed Nanyue. Beginning of the First Chinese domination of Vietnam.

First, Second and Third Chinese domination era

First Chinese domination (111 BC – 40 AD)

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 Trưng Trắc proclaimed as Queen of Lingnan. End of the First Chinese domination of Vietnam.

Trưng Queen (40–43)

Conflict	Trung Queen	Opponents	Result
Han invasion of Lingnan (42–43)	Lingnan under Trưng Queen	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Defeat Death of the Trưng sisters. Eastern Han annexed Lingnan. Beginning of the Second Chinese domination of Vietnam.

Second Chinese domination (43–541)

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 Wu reclaimed Jiao Province.
Jin–Lâm 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 Sack of Kandarapura, capital city of Lâm Ấp, by the Liu Song.
Lý Trường Nhân's rebellion (468)		Lý Trường Nhân's forces in Jiaozhou	Liu Song	Victory Liu Song agreed to appoint Lý Trường Nhân as governor of Jiaozhou.
Lý Bí's rebellion (541–544)		Lý Bí's forces in Jiaozhou	Liang dynasty	Victory Lý Bí proclaimed as the Emperor of Vạn Xuân. Foundation of Vạn Xuân kingdom under Early Lý dynasty. End of the Second Chinese domination of Vietnam.

Early Lý dynasty (544–602)

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 (545–550)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Liang dynasty	Victory Liang forces withdrew from Vạn Xuân to quell Hou Jing's rebellion in Liang China
Vạn Xuân–Dã Năng War (557–571)	Vạn Xuân led by Triệu Quang Phục	Dã Năng (vi) led by Lý Phật Tử	Territorial and throne changes Lý Phật Tử proclaimed Emperor of Vạn Xuân Merger of Vạn Xuân and Dã Năng
Sui–Vạn Xuân War (602)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Sui dynasty	Defeat Sui annexed Vạn Xuân Beginning of the Third Chinese domination of Vietnam

Third Chinese domination (602–905)

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 (722–723)		Mai Thúc Loan's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Phùng Hưng's rebellion (766–791)		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 (774–787)	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 (803–809)	First war (803)	Annan under Tang dynasty	Hoàn Vương (Huanwang Champa)	Victory for Tang
	Second war (809)			Victory for Tang
Dương Thanh's rebellion (819–820)		Dương Thanh's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Tang–Nanzhao wars (846–866)	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 Nanzhao's forces captured Songping capital of Annan
	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 Tang agreedto appoint Khúc Thừa Dụ as jiedushi of Jinghai Circuit Khúc clan established an autonomous government of the Vietnamese people End of the Third Chinese domination of Vietnam

Independent monarchical era

Autonomous period under Khúc clan and Dương clan (905–938)

Conflict	Khuc clan/Duong clan	Opponents	Result
First Jinghai–Southern Han War (930)	Jinghai Circuit under Khúc clan	Southern Han dynasty	Defeat Southern Han captured Khúc Thừa Mỹ Jinghai Circuit fell under Southern Han control
Dương Đình Nghệ's rebellion (931)	Dương Đình Nghệ's forces in Jinghai Circuit	Southern Han dynasty	Victory Dương Đình Nghệ self-established as jiedushi
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

Ngô dynasty (939–965)

Conflict	Ngo dynasty	Opponents	Result
Dương Tam Kha's mutiny (944–950)	Ngô Xương Ngập's forces Ngô Xương Văn's forces	Dương Tam Kha's forces	Victory for Ngo king Dương Tam Kha suppressed Ngô dynasty weakened Beginning of 12 War Lords' Anarchy
Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (965–968)	12 Warlords	Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's forces and allies	Victory for Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (Đinh Tiên Hoàng) Unification into Đại Cồ Việt Đinh Bộ Lĩnh crowned as the Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt Establishment of Đinh dynasty

Đinh dynasty (968–980)

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: Queen Dowager Dương Vân Nga	Dynasty change Lê Hoàn (Lê Đại Hành) crowned as the Emperor Establishment of Early Lê dynasty

Early Lê dynasty (980–1009)

Conflict	Early Le dynasty	Opponents	Result
Song–Đại Cồ Việt War (981)	Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty	Song dynasty	Victory Song forced to diplomatically recognize the sovereignty of Đại Cồ Việt
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 Lê Long Việt (Lê Trung Tông) crowned as the Emperor
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

Later Lý dynasty (1009–1225)

Conflict	Event	Later Ly dynasty	Opponents	Result
Dali–Đại 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 Lý Phật Mã (Lý Thái Tông) retained the throne
Nong Quanfu's rebellion (1038–1041)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nong Quanfu's Changqi Kingdom	Victory Nong Quanfu killed
Second Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (1044)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory
Nong Zhigao rebellions (1048–1055)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nong Zhigao's Dali Kingdom and later Nantian Kingdom	Victory Nong Zhigao killed
First Champa–Đại Việt War (1069)		Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory Đại Việt annexed Ma Linh, Bố Chính, Địa Lý (present-day Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị)
Đại Việt–Song War (1075–1077)	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 Song's forces repelled Status quo ante bellum and peace agreement between Later Lý dynasty and Song dynasty
Đại Việt–Khmer Wars (1128–1150)	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 Decline of Later Lý dynasty
Nguyễn Nộn's rebellion (1213–1219)		Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nguyễn Nộn's forces (vi)	Victory Decline of Later Lý dynasty

Trần dynasty (1226–1400)

Conflict	Event	Tran dynasty	Opponents	Results	Notable battles
Second Champa–Đại Việt War (1252)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory
First Đại Việt–Mongol War (1257–1258)		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	Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên – 1258
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 Trần leadership implemented a scorched earth policy on Thăng Long capital and retreated Yuan troops occupied Thăng Long but failed to turn it into a strategic gain	Battle of Chương Dương – 1285
	Đại Việt's counteroffensive (May – June)			Victory Yuan invasion repelled
Second Đại Việt–Yuan War (1287–1288) or Third Đại Việt–Mongol War	Yuan's advance (1287 – January 1288)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Yuan dynasty	Defeat Yuan troops occupied Thăng Long capital	Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)
	Battle of Bạch Đằng River (1288)			Victory Yuan invasion repelled
Đại Việt–Muang Sua Wars (1294–1301)	First war (1294)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Muang Sua	Victory Annexation of present-day eastern Xiangkhouang by Đại Việt
	Second war (1297)
	Third war (1301)
Third Champa–Đại Việt War (1311)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory King Chế Chí (Jaya Simhavarman IV) captured by Đại Việt Đại Việt installed Chế Năng as King of Champa
Fourth Champa–Đại Việt War (1318)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Chế Năng escapeed to Majapahit
Fifth Champa–Đại Việt War (1367–1368)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat Beginning of a series of Champa's counter-offensives
Coup against Dương Nhật Lễ (1369–1370)		Dương Nhật Lễ's royal court	Trần Phủ's forces	Throne change Trần Phủ (Trần Nghệ Tông) crowned as the Emperor Dương Nhật Lễ's Queen mother fleed to Champa and asked Chế Bồng Nga (Po Binasour) to avenge her
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 Trần Duệ Tông ambushed and killed in action	Battle of Vijaya – 1377
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 Chế Bồng Nga (Po Binasour) killed in action Status quo ante bellum Decline of Trần dynasty

Hồ dynasty (1400–1407)

Conflict	Event	Ho dynasty	Opponents	Result
Champa–Đại Ngu Wars (1400–1407)	First Đại Ngu campaign (1400)	Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Champa	Defeat
	Second Đại Ngu campaign (1402)			Victory Đại Ngu annexed Chiêm Động and Cổ Lũy (present-day Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi)
	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 (1406–1407)		Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Ming dynasty	Defeat Emperor Hồ Hán Thương captured and killed by Ming forces Beginning of the Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam

Fourth Chinese Domination era

Conflict	Jiaozhi	Opponents	Result
Later Trần rebellion (1407–1414)	Later Trần rebels in Jiaozhi	Ming dynasty	Defeat Rebel suppressed
Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1427)	Lam Sơn's rebels in Jiaozhi	Ming dynasty	Victory Ming troops withdrew orderly with "the solemn oath of eternal friendship", under Lê Lợi (Lê Thái Tổ)'s supervision Đại Việt regained its independence Lê Lợi crowned as the Emperor of Đại Việt Establishment of Later Lê dynasty

Revived monarchical era

Later Lê dynasty – Initial period (1428–1527)

Conflict	Event	Later Le dynasty	Opponents	Results
Ngưu Hống rebellion (1431–1432)		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 Đại Việt captured Maha Vijaya
First throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1459)		Lê Nghi Dân's coup d'état forces	Lê Nhân Tông's royal court	Throne change Lê Nhân Tông killed Lê Nghi Dân declared himself as the Emperor
Second throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1459–1460)		Lê Nghi Dân's royal court	Loyal forces of Nguyễn Xí, Đinh Liệt and Lê Lăng	Throne change Lê Nghi Dân killed Lê Tư Thành (Lê Thánh Tông) installed as the Emperor by the loyal forces
Twelfth Champa–Đại Việt War (1471)		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory Annexation of large portions of northern Champa by Đại Việt Decline of Champa Kingdom
Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (1479–1484) or White Elephant War		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Lan Xang Lanna Muang Phuan	Defeat (see analysis) Sack of Xiangkhouang capital of Muang Phuan by Đại Việt Đại Việt's troops withdrew from Lan Xang and Lanna Laotian, Thai and Chinese sources claim coalitional victory while Vietnamese sources claim victory
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 (1511–1512)		Đại Việt	Trần Tuân (vi)	Victory
Internal crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1516–1526)	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 Death of Lê Tương Dực Trịnh Duy Đại installed Lê Quang Trị as new Emperor, but left Thăng Long for Thanh Hóa shortly after Later Trịnh Duy Sản installed Lê Y (Lê Chiêu Tông) as new Emperor Trịnh Duy Đại then killed Lê Quang Trị and rejoined Trịnh Duy Sản at Thăng Long Decline of Later Lê dynasty
	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 As Lê Chiêu Tông absent from court, Trịnh Tuy installed Lê Bảng and then Lê Do as Emperor in quick succession Mạc Đăng Dung quelled the rebellion, consolidating power in the imperial court Trịnh Tuy surrendered
	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 Mạc Đăng Dung installed Lê Xuân (Lê Cung hoàng) as new Emperor for a short time Mạc Đăng Dung became the Emperor later Brief collapse of Later Lê dynasty Establishment of Mạc dynasty

Mạc dynasty (1527–1677)

Conflict	Mac dynasty	Opponents	Result
First Lê-Mạc War (1533–1592)	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 (1546–1547)	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 (1533–1789)

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 (1592–1677)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty Trịnh lord Nguyễn lord (until 1600)	Mạc dynasty Bầu clan (from 1594)	Victory for Later Lê dynasty Mạc dynasty officially ended Later Lê dynasty controlled all Đại Việt Continuation of Trịnh-Nguyễn Civil War

Trịnh lord – Tonkin (1545–1787)

Conflict	Trinh lord	Opponents	Result
Bầu clan's rebellion (1594–1699)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Bầu clan	Victory Bầu clan eliminated
Hoàng Công Chất's rebellion (1739–1769)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Hoàng Công Chất's forces	Victory
Lê Duy Mật's rebellion (1740–1770)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Lê Duy Mật's forces	Victory
Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's rebellion (1743–1751)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's forces	Victory
Nguyễn Danh Phương's rebellion (1744–1751)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Nguyễn Danh Phương's forces	Victory
Đại Việt–Luang Phrabang War (1749)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Luang Phrabang	Defeat Trịnh's forces expelled from Luang Phrabang
Privileged Army Mutiny (1782–1786)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Soldiers from Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An provinces	Victory Mutiny soldiers suppressed Decline of Trịnh lord

Nguyễn lord – Cochinchina (1558–1777)

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 Cambodian King Ramathipadi I captured
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 (1693–1697)	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 Cambodian King Chey Chettha IV surrendered
Fourth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1708)	Ang Em's forces Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Cambodia under Thommo Reachea III Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom	Victory Cambodian King Thommo Reachea III fled to Siam
First Đại Việt-Siam War (1718)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom	Defeat Siamese forces destroyed Hà Tiên city
Fifth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1753–1756)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Cambodia	Victory Cambodian King Chey Chettha VII surrendered
Second Đại Việt-Siam War (1771–1772)	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 (1771–1777)	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

Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1627–1775)

Conflict	Trinh lord	Nguyen lord	Result
First Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1627)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh
Second Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1633–1640)	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 (1655–1660)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Nguyễn
Sixth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1661–1662)	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 (1774–1775)	Tonkin Supported by: Tây Sơn rebels	Cochinchina	Defeat to Nguyễn Trịnh and Tây Sơn's troops occupied Phú Xuân capital of Cochinchina Nguyễn lord overthrown

Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802)

Conflict	Tây Sơn dynasty and allies	Opponents	Brief description
Tây Sơn–Trịnh War (1775–1786)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Tonkin under Trịnh lords	Dynasty change End of Trịnh lords Tây Sơn's forces occupied Tonkin briefly then withdrew Later Lê dynasty remained as a ceremonial ruler of Tonkin
First Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (1777–1785)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Nguyễn lord's loyalists in Cochinchina	Territorial change Nguyễn Ánh fled to Siam Tây Sơn re-gained control of Cochinchina
Third Đại Việt-Siam War (1785)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Rattanakosin Siam Nguyễn Ánh's forces	Victory Siam invasion repelled Siamese army destroyed Nguyễn Ánh fled to Siam again
Sixth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1785)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Cambodia	Victory
Nguyễn Huệ–Nguyễn Nhạc conflict (1787)	Nguyễn Nhạc's forces in Quy Nhơn	Nguyễn Huệ's forces in Phú Xuân	Indecisive Đại Việt divided into 3 regions: Nguyễn Nhạc reigned in the Central Nguyễn Huệ reigned in the North (Tonkin) Nguyễn Lữ reigned in the South (Cochinchina)
Tây Sơn-Lê War (1787–1789)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Tonkin under Later Lê dynasty Supported by: Qing dynasty	Dynasty change Tây Sơn dynasty reigned over Tonkin Nguyễn Huệ crowned as Emperor of Đại Việt End of Later Lê dynasty
Second Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (1787–1802)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty Supported by: Pirates of the South China Coast Pro-Tây Sơn Chams forces	Nguyễn Ánh's forces in Cochinchina Supported by: French mercenaries Pro-Nguyễn Chams forces	Dynasty change End of Tây Sơn dynasty Establishment of Nguyễn dynasty Nguyễn Ánh crowned as Emperor of Đại Việt
Đại Việt–Qing War (1788–1789)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Qing dynasty Lê Chiêu Thống's forces	Victory Qing invasion repelled Qing army destroyed Nguyễn Huệ (Quang Trung) proclaimed Emperor of Đại Việt Qing recognized Quang Trung as official ruler of Đại Việt
Đại Việt-Vientiane War (1791)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Vientiane Muang Phuan Lê's loyalists	Victory Vientiane submitted to Đại Việt Muang Phuan annexed into Đại Việt Lê's loyalists eliminated

Nguyễn dynasty – Independent period (1802–1887)

Conflict	Nguyễn's dynasty	Opponents	Result	Notable battles
Tonkin campaign (1883 - 1886)	Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Supported by: Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	Second French Empire	Defeated: Treaty of Huế was signed in 1883 and Protectorate Treaty was signed in 1884 Tonkin and Annam became French protectorates. Nguyễn dynasty became a puppet regime.	Battle of Yu Oc - 1884 Battle of Nui Bop - 1885 Battle of Đồng Đăng - 1885 Battle of Hòa Mộc - 1885

Colonial era

French Indochina (1858–1945)

Conflict	Indochina	Opponents	Result
Trương Định's uprising (1859–1864)	Trương Định's forces in Cochinchina	Second French Empire	Defeat
Nguyễn Hữu Huân's uprising (1859–1874)	Nguyễn Hữu Huân's forces in Cochinchina	Second French Empire	Defeat
Nguyễn Trung Trực's uprising (1861–1868)	Nguyễn Trung Trực's forces in Cochinchina	Second French Empire	Defeat
Bảy Thưa's rebellion (1867–1873)	Trần Văn Thành's forces in Cochinchina	Second French Empire	Defeat
Sino–French War (1884–1885)	Qing dynasty Supported by: Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat to Qing Treaty of Tientsin (1885) Qing forced to diplomatically recognize French protectorate over Đại Nam
Yên Thế Insurrection (1884–1913)	Hoàng Hoa Thám's forces in Tonkin	French Third Republic French Indochina Nguyễn dynasty	Defeat
Cần Vương movement (1885–1896)	Hàm Nghi's loyal forces Tôn Thất Thuyết and Nguyễn Văn Tường Tonkin: Nguyễn Văn Giáp Nguyễn Thiện Thuật Tạ Hiện Phạm Huy Quang Nguyễn Quang Bích Nguyễn Đức Ngữ Hoàng Đình Kinh Annam: Nguyễn Duy Hiệu Phan Đình Phùng Nguyễn Xuân Ôn Đinh Công Tráng Mai Xuân Thưởng Lê Thành Phương Tống Duy Tân Trịnh Phong Lê Trực Nguyễn Phạm Tuân Lê Trung Đình Trương Đình Hội Nguyễn Tự Như Cù Hoàng Địch	French Third Republic French Indochina Nguyễn dynasty	Defeat Hàm Nghi captured and deposed of
Franco-Siamese conflict (1893)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Siam under Rattanakosin Kingdom	Victory to French Indochina Annexation of Laos into 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 (1911–1935)	Montagnard tribes led by N'Trang Lơng in Central Highlands	French Third Republic French Indochina	Defeat
Restoration League Movement (1913–1925)	Vietnam Restoration League	French Third Republic French Indochina Nguyễn dynasty	Defeat
Cochinchina uprising (1913–1916)	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 (1930–1931)	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

Japanese Indochina (1940–1945)

Conflict	Indochina	Opponents	Result
Bắc Sơn uprising (1940)	Communist Party of Vietnam in Tonkin Bắc Sơn's guerrilla forces	French State Empire of Japan	Defeat
Franco–Thai War (1940–1941)	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 (1941–1945)	Allies United Kingdom of Great Britain Republic of China United States of America Provisional Government of the French Republic (from 1944) Việt Minh (Vietnam Independence League) Free Thai Movement Chinese Communist Party	Axis Empire of Japan Empire of Vietnam Kingdom of Kampuchea Kingdom of Luang Prabang Thailand State of Burma Second Philippine Republic French State	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 Overthrow of French Indochina Vichy French in Indochina surrendered Foundation of Empire of Vietnam
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 Communist Party of Vietnam Vanguard Youth Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army	Empire of Japan Third French Republic Empire of Vietnam	Victory Foundation of Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh proclaimed as President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Abdication of Bảo Đại End of monarchism in Vietnam Japan surrendered to Việt Minh

Republican era

Democratic Republic of Vietnam - North Vietnam (1945–1976)

Conflict	North Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	Leader	Notable batles
Nationalist Chinese troops entering Vietnam (1945)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam	Republic of China Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Vietnam Revolutionary League Supported by: France	Victory Ho–Sainteny agreement. Republic of China forces withdrew from North Vietnam. Vietnamese Kuomintang and Vietnam Revolutionary League began conflicting with Việt Minh.	Hồ Chí Minh
Partisan conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1947)	Việt Minh Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Socialist Party of Vietnam Democratic Party of Vietnam Vanguard Youth Pro-Việt Minh Buddhists faction Pro-Việt Minh Cao Đài faction Pro-Việt Minh Catholics faction Anti-France Bình Xuyên's forces	Vietnamese Kuomintang Front Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Prosper Vietnam Party National Union Front Vietnam Revolutionary League Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party Vietnamese Catholic League National Front Hòa Hảo Cao Đài Pro-France Bình Xuyên Supported by: France Republic of China	Victory Anti-Việt Minh parties and political organizations crushed.
War in Southern Vietnam (1945–1946)	Việt Minh Bình Xuyên Hoà Hảo Cao Đài Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng	United Kingdom British India France French Indochina Japan	Defeat Restoration of French rule in Indochina. Beginning of the First Indochina War.
First Indochina War (1946–1954) Resistance war against France	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh Lao Issara (1946–1949) Pathet Lao (since 1949) Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front (since 1950) Supported by: China Soviet Union East Germany (since 1950)	France French Indochina Kingdom of Cambodia (since 1946) Kingdom of Laos (since 1947) State of Vietnam (since 1949) Supported by: United States Republic of China (until 1949)	Victory 1954 Geneva Conference. French withdrawal from Indochina. Independence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom of Cambodia. Indochina partitioned into 4 countries. Vietnam temporarily divided into North and South.		Battle of Route Coloniale 4 – 1950 Battle of Dien Bien Phu – 1954
Chinese Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan (1949)	People's Republic of China Chinese Communist Party Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	Nationalist Chinese guerrilla forces in Shiwandashan Mountain	Victory to Communist China
Vietnam War (1955–1975) Resistance war against America or American War in Vietnam	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Republic of South Vietnam National Liberation Front Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge Supported by: Soviet Union China North Korea Warsaw Pact	United States of America Republic of Vietnam Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Supported by: West Germany Taiwan	Victory US and allies' withdrawal from Vietnam. Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Reunification of Vietnam into Socialist Republic of Vietnam.	Ho Chi Minh Lê Duẩn	Battle of Ap Bac – 1963 Battle of Ia Drang – 1965 Battle of Ba Gia – 1965 Battle of Binh Gia – 1965 Battle of Đồng Xoài – 1965 Battle of Long Tan – 1966 Battle of Dak To – 1967 Battle of Ong Thanh – 1967 Battle of Huế – 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh – 1968 Battle of Hamburger Hill – 1969 Battle of Hill 723 – 1971 Battle of Ban Dong – 1971 Battle of Phước Long – 1975 Battle of Ban Me Thuot
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975)	Pathet Lao Lao Neutralists (1960–1962) Patriotic Neutralists (from 1963) Democratic Republic of Vietnam National Liberation Front Supported by: Soviet Union China	Kingdom of Laos Lao Neutralists (from 1962) United States of America Republic of Vietnam Thailand	Victory to Pathet Lao Establishment of Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965–1983)	Communist Party of Thailand Communist Party of Malaysia Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge Supported by: North Vietnam (until 1976) Vietnam (from 1976) People's Republic of China (1971–1976)	Kingdom of Thailand Malaysia United States of America Republic of China (until 1967) Supported by: Indonesia (from 1968)	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: Soviet Union China	Khmer Republic United States of America Republic of Vietnam Kingdom of Laos	Victory to Khmer Rouge Establishment of Democratic Kampuchea. Beginning of Cambodian genocide.

State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam – South Vietnam (1949–1975)

Conflict	South Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	Leader
Partisan conflicts in State of Vietnam (1955)	Pro-Ngô Đình Diệm groups National Revolutionary Committee Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party Vietnamese National Army Supported by: United States	Pro-Bảo Đại groups National All-Power United Front Bình Xuyên Hoà Hảo Cao Đài Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Supported by: France	Regime change Victory to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm. Chief of State Bảo Đại deposed of. Ngô Đình Diệm became president. Establishment of Republic of Vietnam.	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 Beginning of the 1963 South Vietnamese coup.
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 CIA	Defeat Coup success. Revolutionary Military Council seized power. Ngô Đình Diệm and Ngô Đình Nhu arrested and assassinated. Loyalist commanders Lê Quang Tung and Hồ Tấn Quyền summarily executed. Ngô Đình Cẩn arrested; tried and executed in May 1964. Republic of Vietnam weakened and became more dependent on the United States.
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 Coup success. Military junta led by Dương Văn Minh ousted from power. Nguyễn Khánh seized power.	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 ruling junta	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Victory Coup defeated. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi gained more power over junta leader Nguyễn Khánh.	Nguyễn Khánh
Fifth South Vietnamese coup d'état (12/1964)	High National Council	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Defeat Coup success. Dissolution of High National Council. Nguyễn Khánh political victory.
Sixth South Vietnamese coup d'état (1965)	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam ruling junta	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Victory Original coup defeated. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi then forced Nguyễn Khánh from power and into exile.
Buddhist Uprising (1966)	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists National Police	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Buddhists monks	Victory	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Northeast Cay incident (1968)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Defeat Capture of Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands by Philippines.
Southwest Cay incident (1970)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Victory Recapture of Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands by Republic of Vietnam.
Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974)	South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Navy	China People's Liberation Army Navy	Defeat Capture of Paracel Islands by China.

Unification era

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

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 Cambodian invasion repelled.	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: Soviet Union Cuba Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany	Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1982) Post-invasion: CGDK/NGC (1982–1990) Khmer Rouge KPNLF FUNCINPEC Thailand (border clashes) Supported by: China Thailand Singapore United Kingdom United States Romania	Victory Removal of the Khmer Rouge from power. Establishment of People's Republic of Kampuchea. Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia in 1989. 1991 Paris Peace Accords.	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: China United States	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 (1979 – 1991)	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 Capture of Johnson South Reef by China.
Cambodian Internal Conflict (1993–1998)	Cambodia Supported by: Vietnam	Khmer Rouge	Victory to Cambodia Khmer Rouge surrendered.	Đỗ Mười (until 1997) Lê Khả Phiêu (from 1997)