Battle of the Gianh River (1643)
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The Battle of the Gianh River was a naval clash between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) navy and the Vietnamese Nguyen navy that took place off the coast of Gulf of Tonkin, at the mouth of the Gianh River.[1] The Dutch fleet was in coordination with the northern lord Trịnh Tráng to assault the Nguyens in the south, but a Nguyen fleet commanded by prince Nguyễn Phúc Tần pursued the Dutch fleet and engaged them on the Gianh River, resulting in a Nguyen victory.[2][3] This was the first time a Vietnamese navy defeated a European navy.
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Battle of the Gianh River (1643) | |||||||
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Part of Trịnh–Nguyễn War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dutch East India Company | Nguyễn domain of Đàng Trong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pieter Baeck † Jan Erntsen † | Nguyễn Phúc Tần | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3 warships | 50–60 junks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 sunk 2 heavily damaged | 7 junks sunk or damaged | ||||||
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