How Vietnam Defended Against the Mongols - Animated Medieval History

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Its insane how many times Vietnam defended itself against Invaders
It never ends well

So the people of Vietnam defeated the Mongols, Chinese dynasty’s, The French Japanese and the Americans, suffered through it all and come out today with a growing thriving economy and high standard of living for its people. Vietnam you have my eternal respect and love. ❤ 🇻🇳

Every time I watch or read about Vietnam, my respect of them increase.

Fun fact: Lý Long Tường was a survivor of the Ly dynasty who ventured to Korea and helped them halt the Mongol invasion there.

I think the vietnamese have something more when it comes to war, their resilience and will to win is on another level and they proved it many times in history. Great warriors indeed.

As a Vietnamese, I think it is truly a miracle that our country still exists today. I really don't understand how my ancestors were able to continuously defeat such powerful empires.

I've been to Vietnam, Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh (Siagon)in the south and I can respectfully say that the vietnamese people are the most beautiful people I've encountered on this planet and I've been all around this planet.

Personally, I think Vietnam's history is probably the most intriguing in the world because it's unique and unusual. The Mongols according to historians are still regarded as the mightiest, deadliest and most feared military force of all time even though they existed more than 8 centuries ago. The Mongol army of roughly 200,000 troops was able to wipe out all the powerful Chinese dynasties and finally successfully conquered the entire China with a population of over 180 million people in the 13th century! With its unbeatable army, the mighty Mongol Empire peaked its power under the command of the legendary Mongol general and statesman Kublai Khan controlling roughly 28 million sq. km of territory from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, which is 3 times as large as the land area of the present day China and almost double that of Great Russia. However, even the mighty Mongol Empire had been unable to conquer the teeny tiny Southeast Asian country known as Dai Viet! It's said looks can be deceiving. In the bloody Bach Dang River battle in 1288, the Vietnamese army led by the Vietnamese Prince Hung Dao triumphantly defeated the unbeatable Mongol army, twice its size and completely sank the entire fleet of Mongol giant warships. The Bach Dang River battle has been the outstanding and incomparable naval battle ultimately destroying the last Mongol invasion of Dai Viet. The fact that the Vietnamese prince had fully understood the natural scientific phenomenon of the rising and falling tides of the Bach Dang river and placed the wooden stakes along the river bed to impale and destroy the Yuan China's naval fleet, has been a mystery challenging and intriguing modern historians' understanding. How could the Vietnamese ancestors known as the one and only people in human history more than 1,000 years ago, come up with such an ingenious and unique strategy to totally crush their powerful invaders including the mightiest and deadliest Mongol army? In fact, the unbeatable Mongol army being bitterly defeated 3 times by the Vietnamese people in the 13th century, eventually ended Genghis Khan's dream of conquering the entire world and forever changed the course of the world history. Again in the 20th century, emulating his ancestor's battle on the Bach Dang River against the invading armies of the Mongol Empire and the Han Chinese dynasties over 600 years ago, the legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap's Dien Bien Phu Battle on land against the French in 1954, in fact brought an end to a 120 year domination of the French colonialism in Indochina, which eternally changed the course of human history leading to one of the bloodiest wars of the 20th century-the Vietnam War. In the Vietnam War known to the Vietnamese people as the Great Patriotic War to unify North and South Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail system is considered "one of the great achievements of 20th century military technology", according to the US National Security Agency. Military experts added, The legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail running from North to South Vietnam, has been considered a strategic feat, and a unique phenomenon in contemporary world military history. The trail with the length of more than 20,000km (over 12,500 miles) cutting through forests and mountains, is a magnificent construction project in human military history. The Ho Chi Minh Trail is the symbol of the indomitable will of the Vietnamese people to determine to overcome all the brutality of war and all the deadly obstacles of harsh nature on the vast mountains and in the dense forests despite the fact that more than 20,000 Vietnamese soldiers had lost their lives, 6,000 are still missing in action, and more than 30,000 were seriously wounded to keep the vital trail open under the overwhelming pressure of more than 4 million tons of the carpet bombing by the B-52 aircraft. The Ho Chi Minh Trail represents the Vietnamese people's desire for independence, freedom and the national unification. Things change and the world changes, but their iron will to unify their war-torn country as one nation, is forever engraved in stone. In the past, even after a 1,000-year domination, all the powerful Chinese Han dynasties had utterly bitterly failed to assimilate the Vietnamese into the Han Chinese. And big and populous China with over 4.000 years, is still unable to conquer Vietnam. Vietnam is still Vietnam standing tall today. In his book Ending the Vietnam War in Vietnam, Henry Kissinger (RIP) - former US secretary of state and national security adviser wrote: "Since Vietnam, the concept of power has radically changed." "Vietnam represented a unique situation, geographically, ethnically, politically, militarily and diplomatically," he wrote in the memorandum, which was declassified in 1998.

Vietnam's story of the 20th century is 100% the best underdog story of any country of that period. Fending off France then the US without any period of rest or break in succession, then after the US, taking on another war against the Khmer Rouge and overrunning the country in 2 WEEKS and shortly after having to fend off China in the north while the entire army was busy in Cambodia. And all of that happened between 1950-1979.

Very few cultures can say they fought the Mongols and won, Vietnam you are a proud and extraordinary country that I hope to visit someday.

Everybody love Spartans, Vikings, Samurai... but Vietnamese actually were one of the if not the most formidable medieval army of all time. It's crazy what they were able to accomplish with such disadvantage

I love this part of history. This is a huge point of pride for us here in Vietnam.

My child absolutely loves history, especially Vietnam history.

Tran Hung Dao (1228–1300) was a Vietnamese military strategist and commander who played a crucial role in the defense of Vietnam against Mongol invasions during the 13th century. He is often credited with the famous saying: "Chiến thắng ở chỗ kiên nhẫn, không phải ở chỗ mạnh mẽ."
This can be translated to English as: "Victory is in patience, not in strength."
This quote reflects Tran Hung Dao's emphasis on strategic patience and perseverance in the face of challenges, suggesting that success in warfare and life comes not only from raw power but also from careful planning, resilience, and the ability to endure difficulties.

The problems with attacking Vietnam is not only the resistance from the people, but also the environment, the weather and terrains that are very difficult for conventional warfare.

Vietnam's history is unmatched. It is a unique and unusual due to Vietnam's long standing history of having successfully defeated the world's great powers. The Vietnamese are the one and only people in human history that had completely defeated the unbeatable Mongol army, not once, not twice, but three times before forever ending Genghis Khan's dream of conquering the whole world! Also, Vietnam is the one and only country in the world that had fought the Chinese for about 2,000 years triumphantly defeating all the powerful Chinese dynasties including Qin, Wu, Han, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. In addition, the French invasion of Vietnam by Napoleon III began with the first attack on Vietnam in September 1858 after the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte known as Napoleon I had conquered much of Europe, and finally ended with the French defeat in Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This eventually brought an end to a 100 year domination of the French colonialism in Indochina, which eternally changed the course of human history leading to one of the bloodiest wars of the 20th century-the Vietnam War, and later came the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War where China was crushed by Vietnam, according to nationalinterest, not to mention the 1978 Cambodian-Vietnamese War bringing an end to the genocidal Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge regime. With its unique history of resisting the world's great powers, Vietnam is still Vietnam today as the symbol of the Biblical epic David versus Goliath.

I am half Vietnamese, this makes me proud of my mother's side of my heritage.

The battle of Bach Dang river was an epic victory. Prince Hung Dao used the very same tactics the Vietnamese had used in 938 in the first battle of Bach Dang river against the invading Southern Han troops. That battle is even more famous, as it ended about thousand years of Chinese rule, and marked the beginning of an independent Vietnamese state.

Today i learned that the mongols reached vietnam