Instead, he stationed his troops in My Tho to hide the force and recced the situation for making plan. Choosing dangerous and important combat ground for combining the two kinds of warfare.Д®ntering the south, Nguyen Hue did not penetrate Gia Dinh where general Truong Van Da was garrisoning. With high determination, bravery and cleverness, Tay Son troops smashed 50 thousand Siamese troops in the battle of Rach Gam вЂ“ Xoai Mut with many specific arts of war, notably the combination of naval-ground warfare, which is shown in the following contents:ДЎ. They turned support to and waited for the arrival of the main Tay Son troops.Д«eing briefed the situation, Nguyen Hue made appreciation and led 20 thousand troops heading for Gia Dinh by boats. People in Gia Dinh were imbued with hatred. For this reason, the contradiction between Siamese, Nguyen Anh and our people became increasingly severe. They did not think of advancing but just jobbed and oppressed innocent civilians. Nevertheless, easy victory made them overconfident. At the end of the year, with initial advantage, Siamese troops occupied nearly half of Gia Dinh. Facing the massive attacks of Siamese troops, Tay Son troops (under the command of Truong Van Da) had to withdraw to preserve forces, conducting small fights to suppress the enemy while waiting for reinforcement. In the early stage of our resistance war against Siamese troops in Gia Dinh вЂ“ My Tho area, we faced severe disadvantage in terms of strength. In the late of July 1784, under the guise of вЂњhelp Nguyen Anh defeat Tay Son troops and recover statusвЂќ, Siamese King sent 20 thousand navy men with 300 vessels and 30 thousand infantrymen to invade our country. The battle of Rach Gam вЂ“ Xoai Mut (1785) of Tay Son troops which defeated 50 thousand Siamese troops is such an outstanding case.ДЄn illustrative picture potraying Nguyen Hue commanding the battle

In the history of national defensive wars, victories of naval battles against foreign aggressors are mainly attributed to the distinctive art of combining naval-ground warfare.

Battle islands warfare