List of wars involving Vietnam

See also: Military history of Vietnam

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

Ancient era

Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879 BC – 258 BC)

Conflict	Van Lang	Opponents	Result
Âu Việt–Lạc Việt War (258 BC - 257 BC)	Văn Lang under Hung Kings (Lạc Việt)	Âu Việt led by Thục Phán	Victory for Âu Việt Thục Phán (An Dương Vương) conquered Lạc Việt Merging of Âu Việt and Lạc Việt into Âu Lạc

Thục dynasty (258 BC – 207 BC or 179 BC)

Conflict	Thuc dynasty	Opponents	Result
Qin campaign against the Baiyue (221 BC–214 BC)	Baiyue tribes: Âu Lạc under Thuc Dynasty (An Duong Vuong) Minyue Nanyue Dong'ou	Qin dynasty	Territorial changes Qin dynasty annexed Minyue, Nanyue and Dong'ou Âu Lạc retained its independence
Âu Lạc–Nanyue War (207 BC or 179 BC)	Âu Lạc under Thuc dynasty (An Duong Vuong)	Nanyue led by Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà)	Defeat Nanyue annexed Âu Lạc

Triệu dynasty (207 BC or 179 BC – 111 BC)

Conflict	Trieu (Zhao) dynasty	Opponents	Result
Han conquest of Nanyue (111 BC)	Nanyue under Zhao dynasty (Triệu dynasty)	Han dynasty (Western Han)	Defeat Western Han annexed Nanyue Beginning of the First Chinese domination of Vietnam

First, Second and Third Chinese domination era

First Chinese domination (111 BC – 40 AD)

Conflict	Jiaozhi	Opponents	Result
Tây Vu Vương rebellion (111 BC)	Tây Vu Vương's forces in Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen Commanderies	Han dynasty (Western Han)	Defeat Tay Vu Vuong killed
Trưng Sisters' Uprising (40 AD)	Trưng sisters' forces in Jiaozhi Commandery	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Victory Trưng Trắc proclaimed as Queen of Lingnan End of the First Chinese domination of Vietnam

Trưng Queen (40 - 43)

Conflict	Trung Queen	Opponents	Result
Han invasion of Lingnan (42 - 43)	Lingnan under Trưng Queen	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Defeat Death of the Trưng sisters Eastern Han annexed Lingnan Beginning of the Second Chinese domination of Vietnam

Second Chinese domination (43 - 541)

Conflict	Jiaozhi/Jiaozhou	Opponents	Result
Chu Đạt's rebellion (157 - 160)	Chu Đạt's forces in Jiuzhen	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Defeat
Liang Long's rebellion (178 – 181)	Liang Long's forces in Hepu, Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi and Rinan	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Defeat
Sri Mara's rebellion (192)	Sri Mara's forces (Khu Liên) in Xianglin	Han dynasty (Eastern Han)	Victory Foundation of Lâm Ấp (Linyi) kingdom, predecessor to later Champa kingdoms
Lady Triệu's rebellion (248)	Lady Triệu's forces in Jiaozhou	Eastern Wu	Defeat
Jiao Province Campaign (263 – 280)	Jiaozhou under Eastern Wu	Jin dynasty	Victory for Eastern Wu Wu reclaimed Jiao Province
Jin–Lâm Ấp conflicts (351 – 359, 399, & 413 - 415)	Jiaozhou under Jin dynasty	Lâm Ấp (Linyi)	Victory for Jin
Liu Song–Lâm Ấp War (445 – 446)	Jiaozhou under Liu Song dynasty	Lâm Ấp (Linyi)	Victory for Liu Song Sack of Kandarapura, capital city of Lâm Ấp, by the Liu Song
Lý Trường Nhân's rebellion (468)	Lý Trường Nhân's forces in Jiaozhou	Liu Song	Victory Liu Song agreed to appoint Lý Trường Nhân as governor of Jiaozhou
Lý Bí's rebellion (541 – 544)	Lý Bí's forces in Jiaozhou	Liang dynasty	Victory Lý Bí proclaimed as the Emperor of Vạn Xuân Foundation of Vạn Xuân kingdom under Early Lý dynasty End of the Second Chinese domination of Vietnam

Early Lý dynasty (544 – 602)

Conflict	Early Ly dynasty	Opponents	Result
Vạn Xuân-Lâm Ấp War (543)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Lâm Ấp	Victory
Liang–Vạn Xuân War (545 – 550)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Liang dynasty	Victory Liang forces withdrew from Vạn Xuân to quell Hou Jing's rebellion in Liang China
Vạn Xuân–Dã Năng War (557 – 571)	Vạn Xuân led by Triệu Quang Phục	Dã Năng (vi) led by Lý Phật Tử	Territorial and royal changes Lý Phật Tử proclaimed King of Vạn Xuân Merger of Vạn Xuân and Dã Năng
Sui–Vạn Xuân War (602)	Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty	Sui dynasty	Defeat Sui annexed Vạn Xuân Beginning of the Third Chinese domination of Vietnam

Third Chinese domination (602 – 905)

Conflict	Annan/Jinghai	Opponents	Result
Sui–Lâm Ấp War (605)	Jiaozhi under Sui dynasty	Lâm Ấp	Victory for Sui
Lý Tự Tiên's rebellion (687)	Lý Tự Tiên's and Đinh Kiến's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Mai Thúc Loan's rebellion (722 – 723)	Mai Thúc Loan's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Phùng Hưng's rebellion (766 - 791)	Phùng Hưng's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Javanese raid in Tang's Annan (767)	Annan under Tang dynasty	Javanese raiders from Shailendra dynasty	Victory for Tang
Javanese raids in Hoàn Vương (774 & 787)	Hoàn Vương (Champa)	Javanese raiders from Shailendra dynasty	Victory for Hoàn Vương
Hoàn Vương–Tang conflicts (803 & 809)	Annan under Tang dynasty	Hoàn Vương (Huanwang)	Victory for Tang
Dương Thanh's rebellion (819 – 820)	Dương Thanh's forces in Annan	Tang dynasty	Defeat
Tang–Nanzhao wars (846, 860 - 861, 863, & 865 – 866)	Annan under Tang dynasty	Nanzhao Local rebels in Annan	Victory for Tang Nanzhao's forces raided and captured Annan, but later defeated and expelled by Tang's forces
Khúc Thừa Dụ's rebellion (905)	Khúc Thừa Dụ's forces in Jianghai Circuit	Tang dynasty	Victory Tang agreedto appoint Khúc Thừa Dụ as jiedushi of Jinghai Circuit Khúc clan established an autonomous government of the Vietnamese people End of the Third Chinese domination of Vietnam

Independent monarchical era

Autonomous period under Khúc clan and Dương clan (905 – 938)

Conflict	Khuc clan/Duong clan	Opponents	Result
First Jinghai–Southern Han War (923 or 930)	Jinghai Circuit under Khúc clan	Southern Han dynasty	Defeat Southern Han captured Khúc Thừa Mỹ Jinghai Circuit fell under Southern Han control
Dương Đình Nghệ's rebellion (931)	Dương Đình Nghệ's forces in Jinghai Circuit	Southern Han dynasty	Victory Dương Đình Nghệ self-established as jiedushi
Second Jinghai-Southern Han War (938)	Ngô Quyền's forces in Jinghai Circuit	Southern Han dynasty	Victory Ngô Quyền crowned as the King of Jinghai Establishment of Ngô dynasty Beginning of Independent era

Ngô dynasty (939 – 965)

Conflict	Ngo dynasty	Opponents	Result
Dương Tam Kha's mutiny (944 - 950)	Ngô Xương Ngập's forces Ngô Xương Văn's forces	Dương Tam Kha's forces	Victory for Ngo king Dương Tam Kha suppressed Ngô dynasty weakened Beginning of 12 War Lords' Anarchy
Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (965 – 968)	12 Warlords	Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's forces and allies	Victory for Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (Đinh Tiên Hoàng) Unification into Đại Cồ Việt Đinh Bộ Lĩnh crowned as the Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt Establishment of Đinh dynasty

Đinh dynasty (968 – 980)

Conflict	Dinh dynasty	Opponents	Result
Countercoup against Lê Hoàn (979)	Loyal forces of Đinh Điền (vi), Nguyễn Bặc, Phạm Hạp and Ngô Nhật Khánh	Lê Hoàn's forces Supported by: Queen Dowager Dương Vân Nga	Dynasty change Lê Hoàn (Lê Đại Hành) crowned as the Emperor Establishment of Early Lê dynasty

Early Lê dynasty (980 – 1009)

Conflict	Early Le dynasty	Opponents	Result
Song–Đại Cồ Việt War (981)	Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty	Song dynasty	Victory Song forced to diplomatically recognize the sovereignty of Đại Cồ Việt
First Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (982)	Đại Cồ Việt under Early Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory
First Throne Crisis of Early Lê dynasty (1005)	Lê Long Việt's forces	Lê Long Tích's forces (vi)	Victory for Lê Long Việt Lê Long Việt (Lê Trung Tông) crowned as the Emperor
Second Throne Crisis of Early Lê dynasty (1005)	Lê Long Việt's royal court	Rebellion forces of Lê Long Cân (vi), Lê Long Kính (vi) and Lê Long Đinh (vi)	Victory for Lê Long Việt

Later Lý dynasty (1009 – 1225)

Conflict	Event	Later Ly dynasty	Opponents	Result
Dali–Đại Cồ Việt War (1014)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Dali Kingdom	Victory Đại Cồ Việt annexed a part of Dali
Throne crisis of Later Lý dynasty (1028)		Crown Prince Lý Phật Mã's forces	Rebellion forces of Đông Chinh Vương, Vũ Đức Vương and Dực Thánh Vương	Victory for Lý Phật Mã Lý Phật Mã (Lý Thái Tông) retained the throne
Nong Quanfu's rebellion (1038 – 1041)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nong Quanfu's Changqi Kingdom	Victory Nong Quanfu killed
Second Champa–Đại Cồ Việt War (1044)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory
Nong Zhigao rebellions (1048 – 1055)		Đại Cồ Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nong Zhigao's Dali Kingdom and later Nantian Kingdom	Victory Nong Zhigao killed
First Champa–Đại Việt War (1069)		Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Champa	Victory Đại Việt annexed Ma Linh, Bố Chính, Địa Lý (present-day Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị)
Đại Việt–Song War (1075 – 1077)	Đại Việt's invasion of Song (1075 - 1076)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Song dynasty	Victory Đại Việt's troops captured several Song's forts and later retreated
	Song's counterattack (1077)			Indecisive Song's forces repelled Status quo ante bellum and peace agreement between Later Lý dynasty and Song dynasty
Đại Việt–Khmer Wars (1128 – 1150)	First Khmer's campaign (1128)	Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Khmer Empire	Victory
	Khmer–Champa's joint campaign (1132)		Khmer Empire Champa	Victory Invasion repelled Champa briefly regained control of Ma Linh, Bố Chính, Địa Lý, later expelled
	Second Khmer's campaign (1137)		Khmer Empire	Victory
Quách Bốc's rebellion (1209)		Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Quách Bốc's forces	Victory Decline of Later Lý dynasty
Nguyễn Nộn's rebellion (1213 – 1219)		Đại Việt under Later Lý dynasty	Nguyễn Nộn's forces (vi)	Victory Decline of Later Lý dynasty

Trần dynasty (1226 – 1400)

Conflict	Event	Tran dynasty	Opponents	Results
Second Champa–Đại Việt War (1252)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory
First Đại Việt–Mongol War (1257 – 1258)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Mongol Empire	Victory Mongol troops briefly occupied Thăng Long capital, then expelled out of Đại Việt Emperor Trần Thái Tông agreed to become a tributary state to the Mongols
First Đại Việt–Yuan War (1285) or Second Đại Việt–Mongol War	Yuan's advance (January – May)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty Champa	Yuan dynasty	Defeat Trần leadership implemented a scorched earth policy on Thăng Long capital and retreated Yuan troops occupied Thăng Long but failed to turn it into a strategic gain
	Đại Việt's counteroffensive (May – June)			Victory Yuan invasion repelled
Second Đại Việt–Yuan War (1287 – 1288) or Third Đại Việt–Mongol War	Yuan's advance (1287 – January 1288)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Yuan dynasty	Defeat Yuan troops occupied Thăng Long capital
	Battle of Bạch Đằng River (1288)			Victory Yuan invasion repelled
Đại Việt–Muang Sua Wars (1294 – 1301)	First war (1294)	Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Muang Sua	Victory Annexation of present-day eastern Xiangkhouang by Đại Việt
	Second war (1297)
	Third war (1301)
Third Champa–Đại Việt War (1311)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory King Chế Chí (Jaya Simhavarman IV) captured by Đại Việt Đại Việt installed Chế Năng as King of Champa
Fourth Champa–Đại Việt War (1318)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Chế Năng escapeed to Majapahit
Fifth Champa–Đại Việt War (1367 – 1368)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat Beginning of a series of Champa's counter-offensives
Coup against Dương Nhật Lễ (1369 – 1370)		Dương Nhật Lễ's royal court	Trần Phủ's forces	Throne change Trần Phủ (Trần Nghệ Tông) crowned as the Emperor Dương Nhật Lễ's Queen mother fleed to Champa and asked Chế Bồng Nga (Po Binasour) to avenge her
Sixth Champa–Đại Việt War (1371)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat Champa forces set the city on fire, seized women, jewels, and silks
Seventh Champa–Đại Việt War (1377)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat Trần Duệ Tông ambushed and killed in action
Eighth Champa–Đại Việt War (1378)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Defeat Champa forces looted Thăng Long capital
Ninth Champa–Đại Việt War (1382)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Champa attacks repelled
Tenth Champa-Đại Việt War (1390)		Đại Việt under Trần dynasty	Champa	Victory Chế Bồng Nga (Po Binasour) killed in action Status quo ante bellum Decline of Trần dynasty

Hồ dynasty (1400 – 1407)

Conflict	Event	Ho dynasty	Opponents	Result
Champa–Đại Ngu Wars (1400 – 1407)	First Đại Ngu campaign (1400)	Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Champa	Defeat
	Second Đại Ngu campaign (1402)			Victory Đại Ngu annexed Chiêm Động and Cổ Lũy (present-day Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi)
	Third Đại Ngu campaign (1403)			Defeat Đại Ngu failed to capture Vijaya capital
	Champa campaign (1407)	Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Champa Ming dynasty	Defeat Champa recaptured Chiêm Động and Cổ Lũy
Đại Ngu–Ming War (1406 – 1407)		Đại Ngu under Hồ dynasty	Ming dynasty	Defeat Emperor Hồ Hán Thương captured and killed by Ming forces Beginning of the Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam

Fourth Chinese Domination era

Conflict	Jiaozhi	Opponents	Result
Later Trần rebellion (1407 – 1414)	Later Trần rebels in Jiaozhi	Ming dynasty	Defeat Rebel suppressed
Lam Sơn uprising (1418 – 1427)	Lam Sơn's rebels in Jiaozhi	Ming dynasty	Victory Ming troops withdrew orderly with "the solemn oath of eternal friendship", under Lê Lợi (Lê Thái Tổ)'s supervision Đại Việt regained its independence Lê Lợi crowned as the Emperor of Đại Việt Establishment of Later Lê dynasty

Revived monarchical era

Later Lê dynasty - Initial period (1428 – 1527)

Conflict	Event	Later Le dynasty	Opponents	Results
Ngưu Hống rebellion (1431 – 1432)		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Ngưu Hống led by Đèo Cát Hãn	Victory
Eleventh Champa–Đại Việt War (1446)		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory Đại Việt captured Maha Vijaya
First throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1459 – 1460)		Lê Nghi Dân's coup d'état forces	Loyal forces of Nguyễn Xí, Đinh Liệt and Lê Lăng	Throne change Lê Nghi Dân killed Lê Tư Thành (Lê Thánh Tông) installed as the Emperor by the loyal forces
Twelfth Champa–Đại Việt War (1471)		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Champa	Victory Annexation of large portions of northern Champa by Đại Việt Decline of Champa Kingdom
Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (1479 – 1484) or White Elephant War		Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Lan Xang Lanna Muang Phuan	' Defeat' (see analysis) Sack of Xiangkhouang capital of Muang Phuan by Đại Việt Đại Việt's troops withdrew from Lan Xang and Lanna Laotian, Thai and Chinese sources claim coalitional victory while Vietnamese sources claim victory
Second throne crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1509)		Lê Uy Mục's royal court	Lê Oanh's rebel forces	Throne change Lê Oanh (Lê Tương Dực) became the Emperor
Trần Tuân's rebellion (1511 – 1512)		Đại Việt	Trần Tuân (vi)	Victory
Internal crisis of Later Lê dynasty (1516 – 1526)	Trịnh Duy Sản's coup d'état (1516)	Lê Tương Dực's royal court	Rebel forces of Trịnh Duy Sản (vi), Trịnh Duy Đại and Lê Y	Throne change Death of Lê Tương Dực Trịnh Duy Đại installed Lê Quang Trị as new Emperor, but left Thăng Long for Thanh Hóa shortly after Later Trịnh Duy Sản installed Lê Y (Lê Chiêu Tông) as new Emperor Trịnh Duy Đại then killed Lê Quang Trị and rejoined Trịnh Duy Sản at Thăng Long Decline of Later Lê dynasty
	Trần Cảo's rebellion (1516–1521)	Đại Việt under Later Lê dynasty	Trần Cảo's rebel forces	Victory Trần Cảo fled
	Trịnh Tuy's coup d'état (1518–1522)	Lê Chiêu Tông's royal court <br< Mạc Đăng Dung's forces	Trịnh Tuy's rebel forces	Throne change As Lê Chiêu Tông absent from court, Trịnh Tuy installed Lê Bảng and then Lê Do as Emperor in quick succession Mạc Đăng Dung quelled the rebellion, consolidating power in the imperial court Trịnh Tuy surrendered
	Mạc Đăng Dung's coup d'état (1522–1526)	Lê Chiêu Tông's royal court Trịnh Tuy's forces	Mạc Đăng Dung's rebel forces	Dynasty change Mạc Đăng Dung installed Lê Xuân (Lê Cung hoàng) as new Emperor for a short time Mạc Đăng Dung became the Emperor later Brief collapse of Later Lê dynasty Establishment of Mạc dynasty

Mạc dynasty (1527 - 1677)

Conflict	Mac dynasty	Opponents	Result
First Lê-Mạc War (1533 – 1592)	Northern dynasty under Mạc dynasty	Southern dynasty under Restored Lê dynasty Trịnh clan Nguyễn clan Bầu clan	Dynasty change Later Lê's forces captured Đông Kinh capital Beginning of the restored period of Later Lê dynasty Mạc's forces retreated to Cao Bằng province Trịnh and Nguyễn clans became rivals
Throne crisis of Mạc dynasty (1546 - 1547)	Mạc Phúc Nguyên's forces	Mạc Chính Trung's forces	Throne change Mạc Phúc Nguyên became the Emperor Decline of Mạc dynasty

Later Lê dynasty - Restored period (1533 – 1789)

During this period, there existed 3 dynasties and 3 lordships: Mạc dynasty (1527–1677), Restored Lê (1533–1789), and Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802); Trịnh lords (1545–1787), Nguyễn lords (1558–1802), and Bầu lords (1527–1689); each with varying degrees of power and control over the country. This period is considered to be one of the most complicated periods in the history of Vietnam.

Conflict	Later Le dynasty	Opponents	Result
Second Lê-Mạc War (1592 – 1677)	[[[Đại Việt]] under Later Lê dynasty Trịnh lord Nguyễn lord (until 1600)	Mạc dynasty Bầu clan (from 1594)	Victory for Later Lê dynasty Mạc dynasty officially ended Later Lê dynasty controlled all Đại Việt Continuation of Trịnh-Nguyễn Civil War

Trịnh lord - Tonkin (1545 - 1787)

Conflict	Trinh lord	Opponents	Result
Bầu clan's rebellion (1594 - 1699)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	[[[Bầu clan]]	Victory Bầu clan eliminated
Hoàng Công Chất's rebellion (1739 - 1769)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Hoàng Công Chất's forces	Victory
Lê Duy Mật's rebellion (1740 - 1770)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Lê Duy Mật's forces	Victory
Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's rebellion (1743 - 1751)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Nguyễn Hữu Cầu's forces	Victory
Nguyễn Danh Phương's rebellion (1744 - 1751)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Nguyễn Danh Phương's forces	Victory
Đại Việt–Luang Phrabang War (1749)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Luang Phrabang	Defeat Trịnh's forces expelled from Luang Phrabang
Privileged Army Mutiny (1782 - 1786)	Tonkin under Trịnh lord	Soldiers from Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An provinces	Victory Mutiny soldiers suppressed Decline of Trịnh lord

Nguyễn lord - Cochinchina (1558 - 1777)

Conflict	Nguyen lord	Opponents	Result
First Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1611)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Panduranga	Victory Annexation of present-day Phú Yên by Nguyễn lord
Dutch East India Company's attack (1643)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Dutch East India Company	Victory Dutch East India Company's ships damaged and sunken
Second Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1653)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Panduranga	Victory Nguyễn's forces occupied more Panduranga's territories
First Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1658)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Ang Sur and Ang Tan's forces	Cambodia	Victory Cambodian King Ramathipadi I captured
Second Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1674)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Ang Nan II and Ang Tan's forces	Cambodia	Victory Cambodian King Keo Fa II fled Beginning of Cambodian throne crisis
Third Đại Việt–Panduranga War (1693 - 1697)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Panduranga	Defeat Nguyễn's forces withdrew from some Panduranga's territories Panduranga gained autonomy
Third Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1699)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Cambodia	Victory Cambodian King Chey Chettha IV surrendered
Fourth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1708)	Ang Em's forces Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Cambodia under Thommo Reachea III Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom	Victory Cambodian King Thommo Reachea III fled to Siam
First Đại Việt-Siam War (1718)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom	Defeat Siamese forces destroyed Hà Tiên city
Fifth Đại Việt-Cambodia War (1753 - 1756)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Cambodia	Victory Cambodian King Chey Chettha VII surrendered
Second Đại Việt-Siam War (1771 - 1772)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord Outey II's forces	Siam under Ayutthaya Kingdom Ang Non II's forces	Defeat Ang Non II became King of Cambodia Nguyễn's forces withdrew from Cambodia Decline of Nguyễn lord
Tây Sơn uprising (1771 - 1777)	Cochinchina under Nguyễn lord	Tây Sơn rebels	Dynasty change Trịnh's forces joined Tây Sơn to defeat Nguyễn's forces Nguyễn lord overthrown Establishment of Tây Sơn dynasty in Cochinchina

Trịnh-Nguyễn Wars (1627 - 1775)

Conflict	Trinh lord	Nguyen lord	Result
First Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1627)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh
Second Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1633 - 1640)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh
Third Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1643)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Nguyễn
Fourth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1648)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh
Fifth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1655 - 1660)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Nguyễn
Sixth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1661 - 1662)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh
Seventh Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1672)	Tonkin	Cochinchina	Defeat to Trịnh Gianh River became the border between Tonkin and Cochinchina Đại Việt divided into 2 rival courts for more than 100 years
Eighth Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1774 - 1775)	Tonkin Supported by: Tây Sơn rebels	Cochinchina	Defeat to Nguyễn Trịnh and Tây Sơn's troops occupied Phú Xuân capital of Cochinchina Nguyễn lord overthrown

Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802)

Conflict	Tây Sơn dynasty and allies	Opponents	Brief description
Tây Sơn–Trịnh War (1775 - 1786)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Tonkin under Trịnh lords	Dynasty change End of Trịnh lords Tây Sơn's forces occupied Tonkin briefly then withdrew Later Lê dynasty remained as a ceremonial ruler of Tonkin
First Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (1777 - 1785)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Nguyễn lord's loyalists in Cochinchina	Territorial change Nguyễn Ánh fled to Siam Tây Sơn re-gained control of Cochinchina
Third Đại Việt-Siam War (1785)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Rattanakosin Siam Nguyễn Ánh's forces	Victory Siam invasion repelled Siamese army destroyed Nguyễn Ánh fled to Siam again
Sixth Đại Việt-Cambodia War 1785	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Cambodia	Victory
Nguyễn Huệ–Nguyễn Nhạc conflict (1787)	Nguyễn Nhạc's forces in Quy Nhơn	Nguyễn Huệ's forces in Phú Xuân	Indecisive Đại Việt divided into 3 regions: Nguyễn Nhạc reigned in the Central Nguyễn Huệ reigned in the North (Tonkin) Nguyễn Lữ reigned in the South (Cochinchina)
Tây Sơn-Lê War (1787 - 1789)	Cochinchina under Tây Sơn dynasty	Tonkin under Later Lê dynasty Supported by: Qing dynasty	Dynasty change Tây Sơn dynasty reigned over Tonkin Nguyễn Huệ crowned as Emperor of Đại Việt End of Later Lê dynasty
Second Tây Sơn-Nguyễn War (1787 - 1802)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty Supported by: Pirates of the South China Coast Pro-Tây Sơn Chams forces	Nguyễn Ánh's forces in Cochinchina Supported by: French mercenaries Pro-Nguyễn Chams forces	Dynasty change End of Tây Sơn dynasty Establishment of Nguyễn dynasty Nguyễn Ánh crowned as Emperor of Đại Việt
Đại Việt–Qing War (1788 – 1789)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Qing dynasty Lê Chiêu Thống's forces	Victory Qing invasion repelled Qing army destroyed Nguyễn Huệ (Quang Trung) proclaimed Emperor of Đại Việt Qing recognized Quang Trung as official ruler of Đại Việt
Đại Việt-Vientiane War (1791)	Đại Việt under Tây Sơn dynasty	Vientiane Muang Phuan Lê's loyalists	Victory Vientiane submitted to Đại Việt Muang Phuan annexed into Đại Việt Lê's loyalists eliminated

Nguyễn dynasty – Independent period (1802–1887)

Conflict	Event	Nguyễn dynasty and allies	Opponents	Brief description	Monarch
Cambodian rebellion (1811–1812)		Việt Nam Ang Chan	Rattanakosin Siam Ang Snguon	Victory Ang Chan retains the throne of Cambodia Decline of Cambodia and increasing dependency on Nguyễn dynasty	Gia Long
Phan Bá Vành's rebellion (1821–1827)		Việt Nam	Phan Bá Vành	Victory	Minh Mạng
Ja Lidong's rebellion (1822–1823)		Việt Nam	Ja Lidong	Victory
Anouvong's rebellion (1826–1828)		Vientiane Champasak Việt Nam	Rattanakosin Siam	Defeat Siam retains control over Laos Sack of Vientiane by Siam
Siam–Việt Nam War (1831–1834)		Việt Nam	Rattanakosin Siam	Victory Annexation of Tây Thành by Việt Nam
Lê Duy Lương's rebellion (1832–1837)		Việt Nam	Lê Duy Lương (vi) rebels	Victory
Lê Văn Khôi's rebellion (1833–1835)		Việt Nam	Lê Văn Khôi rebels	Victory
Nông Văn Vân's rebellion (1833–1835)		Việt Nam	Nông Văn Vân rebels	Victory
Ja Thak Wa's rebellion (1834–1835)		Việt Nam	Ja Thak Wa rebels	Victory
Đại Nam–Siam War (1841–1845)		Đại Nam	Rattanakosin Siam	Indecisive Joint Siamese-Vietnamese suzerainty of Cambodia.	Thiệu Trị
Cao Bá Quát's rebellion (1854–1856)		Đại Nam	Cao Bá Quát	Victory	Tự Đức
Cochinchina campaign (1858–1862)	Siege of Đà Nẵng (1858–1860)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Victory
	Siege of Sài Gòn (1859–1861)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat
	Battle of Chí Hòa Fortress (1861)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat
	Capture of Mỹ Tho (1861)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat
	Capture of Biên Hòa (1861)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat
	Capture of Vĩnh Long (1862)	Đại Nam	Second French Empire Spain Philippines	Defeat Treaty of Saigon (1862) Cession of Biên Hòa, Gia Định, and Định Tường to the Second French Empire
Garnier Expedition (1873–1874)		Đại Nam Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat Treaty of Saigon (1874) Cession of Châu Đốc, Hà Tiên and Vĩnh Long to the Second French Empire
Tonkin campaign (1883–1886)	Capture of Nam Định (1883)	Đại Nam Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat
	Battle of Cầu Giấy (1883)	Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Victory Death of Henri Rivière
	Battle of Thuận An (1883)	Đại Nam	French Third Republic	Defeat Treaty of Huế (1883)	Dục Đức (July 1883) Hiệp Hòa (July–November 1883) Kiến Phúc (December 1883–July 1884) Hàm Nghi (August 1884–September 1885) Đồng Khánh (since 1885)
	Sơn Tây campaign (1883)	Đại Nam Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat
	Bắc Ninh campaign (1884)	Đại Nam Qing dynasty Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat Tientsin Accord
	Capture of Hưng Hóa (1884)	Đại Nam Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat Treaty of Huế (1884) Tonkin and Annam become French protectorates.
Sino–French War (1884–1885)		Qing dynasty Supported by: Đại Nam Black Flag Army	French Third Republic	Defeat Treaty of Tientsin (1885) Qing forced to diplomatically recognize French protectorate over Đại Nam

Colonial era

French Indochina (1887–1945)

Conflict	French Indochina and allies	Opponents	Brief description	Monarch
Yên Thế insurrection (1884–1913)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Hoàng Hoa Thám forces	Victory for French Indochina	Hàm Nghi (until 1885) Đồng Khánh (1885–1889) Thành Thái (1889–1907) Duy Tân (since 1907)
Cần Vương movement (1885–1896)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Hàm Nghi Tôn Thất Thuyết Tonkin: Nguyễn Văn Giáp Nguyễn Thiện Thuật Tạ Hiện Phạm Huy Quang Nguyễn Quang Bích Nguyễn Đức Ngữ Hoàng Đình Kinh Annam: Nguyễn Duy Hiệu Phan Đình Phùng Nguyễn Xuân Ôn Đinh Công Tráng Mai Xuân Thưởng Lê Thành Phương Tống Duy Tân Trịnh Phong Lê Trực Nguyễn Phạm Tuân Lê Trung Đình Trương Đình Hội Nguyễn Tự Như Cù Hoàng Địch	Victory for French Indochina
Franco-Siamese conflict (1893)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Rattanakosin Siam	Victory for French Indochina Annexation of Laos by French Indochina	Thành Thái
Cochinchina uprising (1916)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Cochinchina rebels Phan Xích Long	Victory for French Indochina	Duy Tân (until May) Khải Định (since May)
Thái Nguyên uprising (1917)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Thái Nguyên rebels	Victory for French Indochina	Khải Định
Yên Bái mutiny (1930)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Nationalist rebels	Victory for French Indochina	Bảo Đại
Nghệ–Tĩnh Soviets (1930–1931)	French Third Republic French Indochina	Communist rebels	Victory for French Indochina
Japanese invasion of Indochina (1940)	Vichy France French Indochina	Empire of Japan	Victory for Japan Occupation of Tonkin by Japan
Franco–Thai War (1940–1941)	Vichy France French Indochina	Thailand	Military indecisive Thai political victory Disputed enclaves returned to Thailand
Cochinchina uprising (1940)	Empire of Japan Vichy France French Indochina	Communist rebels	Victory for French Indochina
Japanese coup d'état (1945)	Vichy France French Indochina	Empire of Japan	Victory for Japan Disestablishment of French Indochina Foundation of Empire of Vietnam
August Revolution (1945)	Third French Republic Empire of Japan Empire of Vietnam	Việt Minh	Victory for Việt Minh Foundation of Democratic Republic of Vietnam Abdication of Bảo Đại End of monarchism in Vietnam

Republican era

North Vietnam (1945–1976)

Conflict	Event	North Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Brief description	General Secretary
Chinese troops enter Vietnam (1945)		Democratic Republic of Vietnam	Republic of China Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Vietnam Revolutionary League Supported by: France	Victory Ho–Sainteny agreement Republic of China forces withdraw from North Vietnam Vietnamese Kuomintang and Vietnam Revolutionary League start conflicting with Việt Minh	Hồ Chí Minh
Partisan conflict in 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) Pro-Việt Minh Buddhists faction Pro-Việt Minh Cao Đài faction Pro-Việt Minh Catholics faction Anti-France Bình Xuyên	Vietnamese Kuomintang Front Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Prosper Vietnam Party National Union Front Vietnam Revolutionary League Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party Vietnamese Catholic League National Front Hòa Hảo Cao Đài Pro-France Bình Xuyên Supported by: France Republic of China	Victory Anti-Việt Minh parties and political organizations crushed
Operation Masterdom (1945–1946)		Việt Minh Bình Xuyên Hoà Hảo Cao Đài Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng	United Kingdom British India France French Indochina Japan	Defeat Restoration of French rule in Indochina First Indochina War
First Indochina War (1946–1954)	Hải Phòng incident (1946)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	France	Defeat
	Battle of Hà Nội (1946)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	France	Defeat Việt Minh evacuated to Việt Bắc
	Việt Bắc campaign (1947)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	France	Indecisive France fails to cripple Việt Minh leadership
	Border campaign (1950)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	France State of Vietnam Supported by: United States	Victory
	Operation Castor (1953)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	France State of Vietnam	Defeat Successful French establishment of the Điện Biên Phủ outpost, a major site in Việt Minh's supply routes
	Battle of Điện Biên Phủ (1954)	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh Supported by: China Soviet Union	France State of Vietnam Supported by: United States	Victory 1954 Geneva Conference Independence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom of Cambodia French Indochina partitioned into four countries Operation Passage to Freedom
	Summary	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh Lao Issara (1946–1949) Pathet Lao (since 1949) Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front (since 1950) Supported by: China (since 1949) East Germany (since 1950) Soviet Union (since 1952)	France French Indochina Kingdom of Cambodia (since 1946) Kingdom of Laos (since 1947) State of Vietnam (since 1949) Supported by: United States (since 1950) Republic of China	Victory 1954 Geneva Conference Independence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom of Cambodia French Indochina partitioned into four countries	Hồ Chí Minh
Second Indochina War (1955–1975) Including: Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War	North Vietnamese invasion of Laos (1958–1959)	North Vietnam Pathet Lao	Kingdom of Laos	Victory Beginning of the Hồ Chí Minh Trail Beginning of the Laotian Civil War	Hồ Chí Minh
	Battle of Ấp Bắc (1963)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam United States	Victory
	Battle of An Lão (1964)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Battle of Bình Giã (1964–1965)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam United States	Victory
	Operation Rolling Thunder (1965–1968)	North Vietnam China North Korea	United States South Vietnam	Victory
	Battle of Ba Gia (1965)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Battle of Đồng Xoài (1965)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam United States	Victory
	Battle of Ia Đrăng (1965)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States	Indecisive
	Operation Masher (1966)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam	Defeat
	Operation Thayer (1966–1967)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam South Korea	Defeat
	Operation Cedar Falls (1967)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam	Indecisive
	Operation Junction City (1967)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States	Indecisive
	Battle of Cồn Tiên (1967–1968)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam	Defeat
	Operation Wheeler/Wallowa (1967–1968)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States	Defeat Mỹ Lai massacre
	Battle of Khe Sanh (1968)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng Pathet Lao	United States South Vietnam Kingdom of Laos	Indecisive Termination of McNamara Line
	Tết Offensive (1968)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand	Tactical defeat Political victory
	Operation Speedy Express (1968–1969)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States	Defeat
	Cambodia campaign (1970)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng Khmer Rouge	United States South Vietnam Khmer Republic	Defeat Anti-Vietnam War protests escalate in the U.S. Political victory for the Khmer Rouge	Lê Duẩn
	Operation Lam Son 719 (1971)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng Pathet Lao	United States South Vietnam Kingdom of Laos	Victory
	Easter Offensive (1972)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	United States South Vietnam	Indecisive
	Operation Linebacker (1972)	North Vietnam	United States South Vietnam	Indecisive
	Operation Linebacker II (1972)	North Vietnam	United States South Vietnam	Indecisive
	Battle of Ấp Đá Biên (1973)	North Vietnam	United States South Vietnam	Defeat
	Battle of Svay Rieng (1974)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Defeat
	Battle of Phước Long (1975)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Tây Nguyên campaign (1975)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Huế–Đà Nẵng campaign (1975)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Battle of Xuân Lộc (1975)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory
	Fall of Saigon (1975)	North Vietnam Việt Cộng	South Vietnam	Victory Communist takeover of South Vietnam Reunification of Vietnam
	Summary	North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge GRUNK (1970–1975) China Soviet Union North Korea Sweden Supported by: Albania Bulgaria Cuba Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Thailand Philippines Supported by: Taiwan Malaysia Singapore Canada West Germany Italy	Victory Communist governments seize power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Reunification of Vietnam Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Fall of the Kingdom of Cambodia Foundation but eventual collapse of the Khmer Republic Foundation of the Democratic Kampuchea Beginning of the Cambodian genocide	Hồ Chí Minh (until 1969) Lê Duẩn (since 1969)

State of Vietnam (1949–1955)

Conflict	Event	State of Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Brief description	Chief of State
First Indochina War (1946–1954)
	Border campaign (1950)	France State of Vietnam Supported by: United States	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	Defeat	Bảo Đại
	Battle of Vĩnh Yên (1951)	France State of Vietnam Supported by: United States	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	Victory
	Operation Castor (1953)	France State of Vietnam	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh	Victory Successful French establishment of the Điện Biên Phủ outpost
	Battle of Điện Biên Phủ (1954)	France State of Vietnam Supported by: United States	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh Supported by: China Soviet Union	Defeat 1954 Geneva Conference Independence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom of Cambodia French Indochina partitioned into four countries Operation Passage to Freedom
	Summary	France French Indochina State of Vietnam (since 1949) Kingdom of Cambodia (since 1946) Kingdom of Laos (since 1947) Supported by: United States (since 1950) Republic of China	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh Lao Issara (1946–1949) Pathet Lao (since 1949) Khmer Issarak United Issarak Front (since 1950) Supported by: China (since 1949) East Germany (since 1950) Soviet Union (since 1952)	Defeat 1954 Geneva Conference Independence of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom of Cambodia French Indochina partitioned into four countries
Conflict around the State of Vietnam referendum (1955)		Pro-Ngô Đình Diệm groups National Revolutionary Committee Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party Vietnamese National Army Supported by: United States	Pro-Bảo Đại groups National All-Power United Front Bình Xuyên Hoà Hảo Cao Đài Vietnamese Kuomintang Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam Supported by: France	Victory for Ngô Đình Diệm Ngô Đình Diệm becomes president Establishment of South Vietnam

South Vietnam (1955–1975)

Conflict	South Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	President
Vietnam War (1955–1975)	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Thailand Philippines Supported by: Taiwan Malaysia Singapore Canada West Germany Italy	North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge GRUNK (1970–1975) China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: Albania Bulgaria Cuba Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania	Defeat Communist governments seize power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Reunification of Vietnam	Ngô Đình Diệm (until 1963) Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1967–April 1975) Trần Văn Hương (April 1975) Dương Văn Minh (April 1975)
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt	Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists Presidential Guard	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Republic of Vietnam Marine Division rebels Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division rebels	Victory Coup defeat	Ngô Đình Diệm
Buddhist crisis (1963)	South Vietnam	Buddhists	Indecisive Beginning of the 1963 South Vietnamese coup
1963 South Vietnamese coup	Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists Presidential Guard Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces	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	Defeat Coup success Revolutionary Military Council seize power 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 Republic of Vietnam weakens and becomes less resistant to the United States's influence
Montagnard rebellion (1964–1969)	South Vietnam	BAJARAKA FULRO	Victory	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (since 1967)
January 1964 South Vietnamese coup	Revolutionary Military Council led by Dương Văn Minh	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels led by Nguyễn Khánh	Defeat Coup success Military junta led by Dương Văn Minh ousted from power	Interregnum (various military juntas)
September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam ruling junta	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Success Coup defeat Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi gain more leverage over junta leader Nguyễn Khánh
December 1964 South Vietnamese coup	High National Council	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Coup defeat Coup success Dissolution of High National Council Nguyễn Khánh political victory
1965 South Vietnamese coup	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam ruling junta	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels	Victory Original coup defeated Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi then force Nguyễn Khánh from power and into exile
Buddhist Uprising (1966)	South Vietnam Army of the Republic of Vietnam loyalists National Police	Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels Buddhists monks	Victory
Northeast Cay incident (1968)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Defeat Capture of Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands by Philippines	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Southwest Cay incident (1970)	South Vietnam	Philippines	Victory Recapture of Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands by Republic of Vietnam
Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974)	South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Navy	China People's Liberation Army Navy	Defeat Capture of Paracel Islands by China

Vietnam

Conflict	Vietnam and allies	Opponents	Result	General Secretary
Insurgency in the Central Highlands (1975–1992)	Vietnam	FULRO	Victory	Lê Duẩn (until July 1986) Trường Chinh (July–December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991) Đỗ Mười (1991–1997) Lê Khả Phiêu (1997–2001) Nông Đức Mạnh (since 2001)
Insurgency in Laos (1975–2007)	Vietnam Laos	Hmong insurgents	Victory
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989)	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	Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1982) Post-invasion: CGDK/NGC (1982–1990) Khmer Rouge KPNLF FUNCINPEC Thailand (border clashes) Supported by: China Thailand Singapore United Kingdom United States Romania	Victory Removal of the Khmer Rouge from power 1991 Paris Peace Accords
Sino–Vietnamese War (1979)	Vietnam	China	Stalemate Both sides claim victory	Lê Duẩn
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991)	Vietnam	China	Stalemate Normalization of bilateral relations	Lê Duẩn (until July 1986) Trường Chinh (July–December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–1991) Đỗ Mười(since 1991)
Thai–Laotian Border War (1987–1988)	Vietnam Laos	Thailand	Victory Peace talks in Bangkok	Nguyễn Văn Linh
Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988)	Vietnam	China	Defeat Capture of Johnson South Reef by China