Battle of Chi Lăng explained

Conflict:Battle of Chi Lăng
Partof:Lam Sơn uprising
Date:September 18, 1427
Place:Chi Lăng District, Lạng Sơn Province 21.667°N 106.667°W
Result:Vietnamese victory
Combatant1:Vietnamese Lam Sơn rebels
Combatant2:Ming Dynasty
Commander1:Lê Lợi
Commander2:Liu Sheng
Huang Fu
Mu Sheng
Strength1:unknown
Strength2:unknown
Casualties1:unknown
Casualties2:70,000–90,00030,000 captured

The Battle of Chi Lăng Pass was a short skirmish between Vietnamese forces under Prince Lê Lợi and Chinese Ming dynasty army under General Liu Sheng. The battle took place in the Chi Lăng valley, Chi Lăng District, Northeast Vietnam on September 18, 1427.

A large Chinese force under the command of Liu Sheng had been dispatched to relieve Wang Tong, who was besieged at Đông Quan in the aftermath of the Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động.[1] At first, the Vietnamese pretended to flee, leading the charging Chinese cavalry into the marshes near Dao Ma Pha mountain where Chinese horses were bogged down, ambushed, and slaughtered.

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  1. Book: Ming Shilu. Book 154.