List of wars involving Vietnam

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

Pre-modern

Ancient (c. 257 BC–111 BC)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Lac Viet-Au Viet War (257 BC?)	Lạc Việt tribe	Âu Việt tribe	Lac Viet was annexed into Au Viet. Establishment of Au Lac under Thục Dynasty
Baiyue-Qin War (221 BCE – 214 BCE)	Baiyue tribes Âu Lạc under Thục dynasty Minyue tribe Nanyue tribe	Qin Empire	Partial victory Minyue and Nanyue tribes were annexed into Qin Empire Âu Lạc retained independence
Au Lac–Nanyue War (207 BCE or 179 BCE)	Âu Lạc under Thục dynasty	Nanyue under Triệu dynasty	Nanyue victory Âu Lạc was annexed into Nanyue
Han–Nanyue War (111 BCE)	Nanyue under Triệu dynasty	Han Empire	Han victory First Chinese domination of Vietnam

Dominated (111 BC–905 AD)

First and Second Chinese Domination (111 BC – 544 AD)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Trung sisters' rebellion (40–43)	Trưng Sisters rebels in Lingnan	Han Empire	Rebellion defeated Second Chinese domination of Vietnam
Jiaozhi revolts (100, 136–144 AD)	Chamic revolt in Rinan, by 136 it had been spreading to Jiaozhi.	Han dynasty	Rebellion defeated
Jiuzhen revolt (157 AD)	Chu Đạt rebels in Jiuzhen	Han dynasty	Rebellion defeated
Wuhu revolt (178–181)	Liang Long rebels in Hepu and Jiaozhi	Han dynasty	Rebellion defeated
Independence of Champa (192)	Khu Liên revolts in Xianglin (Hue), southern part of Rinan	Han dynasty	Rebellion success, creation of the first Cham kingdom of Lâm Ấp.
Lady Triệu Revolt (248)	Lady Triệu rebels in Jiuzhen	Wu	Rebellion defeated Lady Triệu Revolt was suppressed.
Jin–Wu war (263–280)	Anti-Wu rebels in Jiaozhi, backed by Jin dynasty	Wu	Jin victory Jin acquired possession of Northern Vietnam from Wu.
Jin–Lâm Ấp war (399–431)	Jin dynasty	Lâm Ấp	Jin victory Cham attacks were driven back with heavy tolls.
Liu Song–Lâm Ấp war (445–446)	Liu Song dynasty	Lâm Ấp	Liu Song victory Capital of Lâm Ấp, Kandarapura, was sacked by the Liu Song dynasty.
Lý Bí Revolt (542–545)	Lý Bí rebels in Jiaozhi	Liang	Victory Establishment of Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty.

Early Lý Dynasty (545–602)

Conflict	Early Lý Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Sui-Van Xuan War (545–602)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Sui	Defeat Third Chinese domination of Vietnam

Third Chinese Domination (602–905)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Sui–Lâm Ấp war (605)	Lâm Ấp	Sui dynasty	Sui victory Chinese briefly established in Champa
Lý Tự Tiên rebellion (679)	Lý Tự Tiên's Li rebels	Tang dynasty	Tang victory
Mai Thúc Loan Revolt (722–23)	Mai Thúc Loan rebels in Annan	Great Tang	Tang victory
Chen Xingfan revolt (726–28)	Chen Xingfan rebels in modern-day China-Vietnam borderlands	Great Tang	Tang victory
Javanese raids in Vietnam coast (767, 774 & 787)	Javanese raiders	Tang dynasty, Champa	Tang victory
Phùng Hưng Revolt (791)	Phùng Hưng rebels in Annan	Great Tang	Defeat
Tang–Nanzhao war (846–866)	Nanzhao and local rebels in Northern Vietnam	Great Tang	Tang victory Exhaustion for the Tang Empire.

Dynastic

Autonomous era under Khúc Family (905–938) and Ngô Dynasty (938–967)

Conflict	Khúc Family and allies	Opponents	Result
First Southern Han–Annan War (930–931)	Dương Đình Nghệ forces in Annan	Great Han	Victory Beginning of autonomous era of Vietnam under Khúc Family
Second Southern Han-Annan War(938)	Ngô Quyền forces in Annan	Great Han	Victory Establishment of Ngô dynasty Beginning of independence era of Vietnam

Warlord era (944–968)

Conflict	Ngô Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Coup d'état Dương Tam Kha (950)	Force of Dương Tam Kha	Force of Ngô Xương Ngập later added Ngô Xương Văn	Establish a position Dương Tam Kha dethrone Ngô Xương Ngập and Ngô Xương Văn coop king
12 Warlords Rebellion (965–968)	Đinh Bộ Lĩnh clan	11 Warlords	Victory for Đinh Bộ Lĩnh clan Unification of Vietnam into Đại Cồ Việt Establishment of Đinh dynasty

Đinh Dynasty (968–980)

Conflict	Đinh Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Dispute over the throne of the Dinh Dynasty (979)	Force of Đinh Điền, Nguyễn Bặc, Phạm Hạp	Force of Lê Hoàn	Changing dynasty Lê Hoàn ascends the throne Nguyễn Bặc, Phạm Hạp was captured and executed Establishment of Early Lê Dynasty

Early Lê Dynasty (980–1009)

Conflict	Early Lê Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
First Đại Cồ Việt-Song War (981)	Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty	Great Song	Victory Establishment of Early Lê dynasty
Champa–Đại Cồ Việt war (982)	Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory
Dispute for the throne of Le Dynasty (1005)	Force of Lê Long Việt	Force of Lê Long Tích	Establish a position Lê Long Việt ascends the throne Lê Long Tích was killed
	Force of Lê Ngọa Triều	Force of Lê Long Cân, Lê Long Kính, Lê Long Đinh	Establish a position Lê Ngọa Triều retains the throne Lê Long Kính was killed Lê Long Cân and Lê Long Đinh surrender

Later Lý Dynasty (1009–1225)

Conflict	Later Lý Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Dali – Đại Cồ Việt war (1014)	Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Dali Kingdom	Victory
Third Rebellious Brothers (1028)	Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Force of Đông Chinh Vương, Vũ Đức Vương, Dực Thánh Vương	Victory Lý Thái Tông ascended the throne Vũ Đức Vương was killed Đông Chinh Vương and Đông Chinh Vương has escape
Nong Quanfu rebellions (1038 –1039)	Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Kingdom of Longevity	Victory Nong Quanfu was captured and executed
Nong Zhigao rebellions (1040 –1050)	Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Kingdom of Changsheng	Victory
Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (1044)	Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory
Champa–Đại Việt War (1069)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory
Đại Việt–Song War (1075–1077)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Great Song	Victory
Đại Việt-Khmer War (1123–1150)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Khmer Empire Champa	Victory
Rebellions Quách Bốc (1209)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Force of Quách Bốc	Victory Rebellion was crushed Later Lý dynasty decline
Rebellions Nguyễn Nộn (1213 – 1219)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Force of Nguyễn Nộn

Trần Dynasty (1225–1400)

Conflict	Trần Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Champa–Đại Việt War (1252)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa	Champa	Victory
First Đại Việt-Mongol War (1257–1258)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa	Mongol Empire	Victory
Second Đại Việt-Mongol War (1284–1285)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa	Great Yuan	Victory
Third Đại Việt-Mongol War (1287–1288)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa	Great Yuan	Victory
Đại Việt-Muang Sua War (1294-1301)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Muang Sua	Victory
Cham–Vietnamese War (1311)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Chế Chí has been capture
Cham–Vietnamese War (1318)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Chế Năng escaped to Java
Dispute over the Tran dynasty (1369-1370)	Force of Dương Nhật Lễ	Force of Trần Phủ	Victory Dương Nhật Lễ deposed Trần Phủ ascended the throne
Cham–Vietnamese War (1367–1390)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat in early periods Victory in final periods Trần Dynasty decline

Hồ Dynasty (1400–1407)

Conflict	Hồ Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Champa–Đại Ngu War (1400–1407)	Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Champa	Victory
Đại Ngu-Ming War (1406–1407)	Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Great Ming	Defeat Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam

Fourth Chinese Domination (1407–1427)

Conflict	Yue people	Opponents	Result
Later Trần revolt (1407–1413)	Later Trần rebels in Jiaozhi	Great Ming	Defeat
Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1427)	Lam Sơn rebels in Jiaozhi	Great Ming	Victory Establishment of Later Lê dynasty

Later Lê Dynasty (1428–1778)

Conflict	Later Lê Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Đại Việt–Ngưu Hống war (1431–1432)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Black River Kingdom	Victory
Champa-Đại Việt War (1446)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory
Coup d'état Lê Nghi Dân (1459)	Force of Lê Nhân Tông	Force of Lê Nghi Dân	Establish a position Lê Nhân Tông death Lê Nghi Dân ascended the throne
Counter-coup Lê Nghi Dân (1460)	Force of Lê Nghi Dân	Force of Nguyễn Xí, Đinh Liệt, Lê Lăng, Lê Niệm, Nguyễn Đức Trung	Establish a position Lê Nghi Dân dethrone Lê Thánh Tông ascended the throne
Champa–Đại Việt War (1471)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory Champa becomes the vassal state of Đại Việt
Đại Việt-Lan Xang War (1478–1480)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Lan XangLan NaMuang PhuanAyutthayaAva	Victory
		Lê Tương Dực
Trần Cảo Rebellion (1516–1521)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Trần Cảo's rebels	Victory Trần Cảo rebellion was suppressed
Lê-Mạc Civil War (1533–1677)	Southern Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Northern Đại Việt under Mạc dynasty	Victory for Later Lê dynasty Re-establishment of Later Lê Dynasty
First Trịnh–Nguyễn Civil War (1627–1672)	Đàng Ngoài under Later Lê dynasty and Trịnh lords Dutch East India Company	Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Indecisive
Dutch-Nguyễn War (1643)	Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Dutch East India Company	Victory for Nguyễn lords
Cambodian Civil War (1714–17)	Kaev Hua III Nguyễn lords	Thommo Reachea III Ayutthaya Kingdom	Defeat for Nguyễn lords
Đại Việt-Siam War (1769–1773)	Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Thonburi Kingdom	Defeat
Second Trịnh–Nguyễn Civil War (1774–1775)	Đàng Ngoài under Later Lê dynasty Trịnh lords	Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Victory for Trịnh lords

Tây Sơn Dynasty (1778–1802)

Conflict	Tây Sơn Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Tây Sơn–Nguyễn Civil War (1772–1777)	Tây Sơn rebels	Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Victory for Tây Sơn rebels Establishment of Tây Sơn dynasty
Đại Việt-Siam War (1785)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Rattanakosin Kingdom Đàng Trong under Nguyễn lords	Victory Near-annihilation of Siamese force.
Tây Sơn–Trịnh Civil War (1775-1786)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Đàng Ngoài under Trịnh lords	Victory for Tây Sơn dynasty
Đại Việt-Qing War (1788–1789)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Qing dynastyLater Lê dynasty	Victory for Tây Sơn dynasty
Tây Sơn–Nguyễn Civil War (1778–1802)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Gia Long leading the Nguyễn lords	Regime change Establishment of Nguyễn dynasty

Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1887)

Conflict	Nguyễn Dynasty and allies	Opponents	Result
Cambodian Rebellion (1811–1812)	Việt Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Ang Chan forces of Khmer	Rattanakosin Kingdom Ang Snguon forces of Khmer	Victory Ang Chan regained the throne of Cambodia
Chao Anu Rebellion (1825–1828)	Việt Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Anouvong forces of Laos	Rattanakosin Kingdom	Defeat Siam regained control over Laos
Siamese–Vietnamese War (1831–1834)	Việt Nam under Nguyễn dynasty	Rattanakosin Kingdom	Victory Siam repelled from Cambodia.
Lê Văn Khôi revolt (1833–1835)	Việt Nam under Nguyễn dynasty	Lê Văn Khôi rebels Rattanakosin Kingdom	Victory Lê Văn Khôi revolt was suppressed
Đại Nam-Siam War (1841–1845)	Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty	Rattanakosin Kingdom	Inconclusive Cambodia came under joint protection.
Cochinchina Campaign (1858–1862)	Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat Cochinchina became a French colony.
Tonkin Campaign (1883–1886)	Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat Tonkin and Annam became French protectorates.
Sino-French War (1884–1885)	Đại Nam under Nguyễn dynasty Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Both sides claimed victory Treaty of Tientsin

Colonial

French Indochina (1887–1954)

Conflict	French Indochina and allies	Opponents	Result
Cần Vương Rebellion (1885–1896)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Cần Vương forces	Victory Insurrection crushed.
Yên Thế Insurrection (1884–1913)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Hoàng Hoa Thám forces	Victory Insurrection crushed.
Franco-Siamese War (1893)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Rattanakosin Kingdom	Victory Insurrection crushed.
Cochinchina uprising (1916)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Cochinchina rebels	Victory Uprising crushed.
Thái Nguyên uprising (1917)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Thái Nguyên rebels	Victory Uprising crushed.
Yên Bái mutiny (1930)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Nationalist forces	Victory Mutiny defeated.
Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets (1930–1931)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Communist forces	Victory Uprising crushed.
Japanese invasion of Indochina (1940)	Vichy France French Indochina	Empire of Japan	Defeat Japanese occupied Northern French Indochina
Franco-Thai War (1940–1941)	Vichy France French Indochina	Thailand	Military Indecisive Thai political victory Disputed enclaves returned to Thailand.

Republic

North Vietnam (1945–1976)

Conflict	Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	General Secretary
Chinese troops enter Vietnam (1945)	North Vietnam	Republic of China (1912–1949) Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Vietnam Revolutionary League Supported by: France	Victory Republic of China withdraws from North Vietnam Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng and Vietnam Revolutionary League	Hồ Chí Minh
Partisan conflict of 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 (Vietnam) The Hòa Hảo Buddhist Sect The Great Religion of the Third Amnesty Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics Bình Xuyên anti France	National Union Front, formed in Nanking Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party Vietnam Revolutionary League The Hòa Hảo Buddhist Sect The Great Religion of the Third Amnesty Vietnam Catholic League Bình Xuyênsupported France	Victory All anti-Viet Minh parties have been crush.
Operation Masterdom (1945–1946)	Việt Minh Bình Xuyên Hoa Hao Caodaism Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng	United Kingdom British India France French Indochina Japan	Defeat Restoration of French rule in Indochina. First Indochina War begin
First Indochina War (1946–1954)	North Vietnam Việt Minh Lao Issara Pathet Lao Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front (1950–1954) Japanese volunteers Supported by: China (1949–1954) East Germany (1950–1954) Soviet Union (1952–1954) Polish People's Republic	France French Indochina State of Vietnam (1949–1954) French protectorate of Cambodia (1946–1954) Kingdom of Cambodia (1946–1954) French protectorate of Laos (1947–1954) Kingdom of Laos (1947–1954) Supported by: United States (1950–1954) Taiwan	Victory Geneva Conference; French Indochina partitioned into four countries.
Operation Shiwan Dashan (1949)	China People's Liberation Army North Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam	Republic of China (1912–1949) Republic of China Army	Victory Republic of China lost control Nanning and some other localities in Guangxi
Vietnam War (1955–1975)	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: Czechoslovakia East Germany Polish People's Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Hungarian People's Republic People's Republic of Bulgaria Cuba Sweden	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic Supported by: Taiwan Thailand	Victory Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Vietnam reunited in 1976	Hồ Chí Minh (until 2 September 1969) Lê Duẩn
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975)	Pathet Lao North Vietnam	Kingdom of Laos United States South Vietnam Thailand	Victory Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975)	National United Front of Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Khmer Rumdo Khmer Việt Minh North Vietnam Việt Cộng	Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam	Victory Fall of the Kingdom of Cambodia Creation but eventual collapse of the Khmer Republic Creation of the Democratic Kampuchea Beginning of the Cambodian genocide

State of Vietnam and South Vietnam (1945–1975)

Conflict	Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	President
First Indochina War (1946–1954)	France French Indochina State of Vietnam (1949–1954) French protectorate of Cambodia (1946–1954) Kingdom of Cambodia (1946–1954) French protectorate of Laos (1947–1954) Kingdom of Laos (1947–1954) Supported by: United States (1950–1954) Taiwan	North Vietnam Việt Minh Lao Issara Pathet Lao Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front (1950–1954) Japanese volunteers Supported by: China (1949–1954) East Germany (1950–1954) Soviet Union (1952–1954) Polish People's Republic	Defeat Geneva Conference; French Indochina partitioned into four countries.
Battle of Saigon (1955)	State of Vietnam Vietnamese National Army	Bình Xuyên	Victory
1955 State of Vietnam referendum	Support groups Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm National Revolutionary Committee Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party Vietnamese National Army Supported by: United States	Support groups Chief of State former Emperor Bảo Đại National All-Power United Front Bình Xuyên Hoa Hao Caodaism Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Supported by: France	Change of government Ngô Đình Diệm become president. South Vietnam has establishment
Vietnam War (1955–1975)	South Vietnam United States South KoreaAustraliaNew ZealandPhilippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic Supported by: Taiwan Thailand	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao China Soviet UnionNorth Korea Supported by: Czechoslovakia East Germany Polish People's Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Hungarian People's Republic People's Republic of Bulgaria Cuba Sweden	Defeat Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Vietnam reunited in 1976
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Republic of Vietnam Marine Division rebels Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division rebels	Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists Presidential Guard	Victory Coup attempt defeated	Ngô Đình Diệm
Buddhist crisis	South Vietnam	Buddhists	Change of government Begin 1963 South Vietnamese coup
1963 South Vietnamese coup	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	Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists Presidential Guard Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces	Defeat Coup successful Military Revolutionary Council takes power; political prisoners released Ngô Đình Diệm and Nhu arrested and assassinated, Lê Quang Tung and Hồ Tấn Quyền summarily executed Ngô Đình Cẩn arrested; tried and executed in May 1964 The Republic of Vietnam weakened and becomes increasingly dependent on the United States
Montagnard Rebellion	South Vietnam	BAJARAKA FULRO	Victory
January 1964 South Vietnamese coup	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Military Revolutionary Council of South Vietnam	Defeat Coup successful Bloodless coup successful
September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam ruling junta	Victory Coup failed without bloodshed; Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi gained more leverage over junta leader Nguyễn Khánh
December 1964 South Vietnamese coup	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	High National Council other civilian politicians	Defeat High National Council dissolved Nguyễn Khánh political victory
1965 South Vietnamese coup	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam ruling junta	Victory Original coup failed; Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi then forced Nguyễn Khánh from power and into exile
Buddhist Uprising	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists National Police	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Buddhists monks	Victory
Northeast Cay (1968)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Defeat Philippines capture Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands
Southwest Cay (1970)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Victory South Vietnam recapture Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands
Battle of the Paracel Islands	South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Navy	China People's Liberation Army Navy	Defeat China capture Paracel Islands

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Conflict	Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	General Secretary
Insurgency in the Central Highlands (1975–1992)	Vietnam	FULRO	Victory Insurgency quelled	Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986) Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) Đỗ Mười
Insurgency in Laos (1975–2007)	Vietnam Laos	Hmong insurgents	Victory Insurgency quelled	Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986) Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) Đỗ Mười
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989)	Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1982) Post-invasion: CGDK/NGC (1982–1990) Khmer Rouge KPNLF FUNCINPEC Thailand (border clashes) Supported by: China Thailand Malaysia Singapore United Kingdom United States Romania	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	Victory Removal of the Khmer Rouge from power 1991 Paris Peace Accords	Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986) Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) Đỗ Mười
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)	Vietnam	China	Victory Chinese withdrawal from Vietnam China failed to deter Vietnam from involvement in Cambodia	Lê Duẩn
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979–91 (1979–1991)	Vietnam	China	Stalemate Normalization of bilateral relations	Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986) Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) Đỗ Mười
Thai–Laotian Border War (1987–1988)	Vietnam Laos	Thailand	Victory Peace talks in Bangkok	Nguyễn Văn Linh

Summary

Following is a list of premodern conflicts that occurred in the modern geographic territory of Vietnam regardless of ethnic or narrative-related gnome.

Ancient Vietnam

• Lac Viet-Au Viet War (257 BC?)
• Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes (221-214 BC)
• Au Lac–Nanyue War (207 or 179 BC)
• Han–Nanyue War (111 BC)
• Trung sisters' rebellion (39-43 AD)
• Jiaozhi revolts (100, 136-144 AD)
• Jiuzhen revolt (157 AD)
• Wuhu revolt (177-181 AD)
• Xianglin revolt (192 AD)
• Lady Triệu Revolt (248 AD)
• Jin–Wu war (263-280)
• Jin–Lâm Ấp war (399–431)
• Liu Song–Lâm Ấp war (445–446)

Medieval Vietnam (500–1527)

• Lý Bí Revolt (542)
• Sui-Van Xuan War (602)
• Sui–Lâm Ấp war (605)
• Lý Tự Tiên rebellion (679)
• Mai Thúc Loan Revolt (722–23)
• Chen Xingfan revolt (726–28)
• Javanese raids in Vietnam coast (767, 774 & 787)
• Phùng Hưng Revolt (791)
• Tang-Huanwang War (803–809)
• Khmer-Cham War (813)
• Tang–Nanzhao war (846–866)
• Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)
• Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (944–967)
• Khmer–Cham war (950)
• First Song-Đại Việt War (981)
• Champa–Đại Cồ Việt war (982)
• Nong Quanfu revolt (1038)
• Nong Zhigao rebellions (1040–1055)
• Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (1044) or Lý Thái Tông's raid in Champa
• Khmer–Cham war (1050-51)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1069)
• Cham Civil War (1069–1074)
• Second Song–Đại Việt war (1075–77)
• Khmer–Cham war (1074–1080)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1103)
• Đại Việt-Khmer War (1128–1150)
• Khmer invasion of Champa (1145–1149)
• Harivarman I vs Vamsaräja (1150)
• Cham Civil War (1150–1161)
• Cham invasion of Angkor (1177–1181)
• Jayavarman VII's conquest of Champa (1190–1203)
• Đại Việt–Khmer War (1207)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1252)
• First Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1257–58)
• Mongol invasion of Champa (1283–85)
• Second Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1285)
• Third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1287–88)
• Sukhothai–Đại Việt war (1313)
• Ailao–Đại Việt war (1335)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1367–1390)
• Champa–Đại Ngu war (1401–1404)
• Ming conquest of Đại Việt (1406–1407)
• Later Trần revolts (1408–1413)
• Khmer–Cham war (1408–1410)
• Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1428)
• Khmer–Cham war (1421)
• Đại Việt–Ngưu Hống war (1432–1433)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1446)
• Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) or Vietnamese conquest of Northern Champa.
• Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (1479–84)
• Trần Cảo Rebellion (1516–1521)

Early Modern (1527–1887)

• Lê-Mạc War (1533–1677)
• Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1627–1672)
• Cambodian Civil War (1714–1717)
• Vietnamese–Cambodian War of 1738–1750
• Cambodian Civil War (1747–1750)
• Nguyễn–Thonburi war (1771–1773)
• Tây Sơn rebellion (1771–1789)
  • Tây Sơn–Nguyễn war (1771–1787)
  • Tây Sơn–Siam war (1785)
  • Tây Sơn–Trịnh war (1786)
  • Tây Sơn brothers war (1787–88)
  • Qing (Chinese) intervention (1788–89)
• Second Tây Sơn–Nguyễn war (1789–1802)
  • Tây Sơn–Vientiane war (1790–91): Tây Sơn invaded the Kingdom of Vientiane.
• Vietnamese invasions of Cambodia (1813–45)
  • Cambodian rebellion (1811–1812)
  • Cambodian rebellion (1820)
  • Lao rebellion (1826–1828)
  • Siamese–Vietnamese War (1831–1834)
  • Cambodian rebellion (1835–39)
  • Cambodian rebellion (1840)
  • Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)
• Ja Lidong's Rebellion (1822–23)
• Phan Bá Vành's Rebellion (1825–1827)
• Nông Văn Vân's Rebellion (1833–35)
• Lê Văn Khôi revolt (1833–35)
• Ja Thak Wa uprising (1834–1835)
• Cao Bá Quát's Rebellion (1854–56)
• Taiping invasions of Northern Vietnam (1850s–1870s)
  • Haw wars
• French conquest of Vietnam (1858–87)
  • Cochinchina Campaign (1858–1862)
  • Tạ Văn Phụng's Rebellion (1861–65)
  • Văn Thân movement (1864–1885)
  • Tonkin Campaign (1883–1889)
  • Sino–French War (1884–1885)

References

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