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The battle occurred along parts of the Cầu River that flows through modern-day Bắc Ninh Province of Hanoi in February 1077. At the battle, the Vietnamese led by admiral-general Lý Thường Kiệt successfully fended off the Chinese's attempt to cross the river, eventually forced the Song to retreat and the war ended with a peace negotiation.
Ia Drang River (Vietnamese: Sông Ia Drăng), also known as the Prêk Drang in Cambodia, [1] is a tributary of the Srepok River in the Mekong river system that flows through Vietnam and Cambodia. [2] [3] The river originates from the hills in southern Pleiku, the provincial capital of Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. [3]
Cu Đê River; Hàn River; Túy Loan River; Yên River (Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng) Cầu Đỏ/Cẩm Lệ River; Vu Gia River; Thu Bồn River; Trà Bồng River; Trà Khúc River; Côn River; Hà Thanh River; La Tinh River; Hinh River; Đà Rằng River; Cái River; Cà Ty River; La Ngà River; Phan River
The Bạch Đằng River (Vietnamese: Sông Bạch Đằng, IPA: [ʂəwŋ ɓàjk̟ ɗâŋ]), also called Bạch Đằng Giang (from 白 藤 江), white wisteria river, is a river in northern Vietnam, located near Hạ Long Bay. It flows through the Yên Hưng District of Quảng Ninh Province as well as the Thủy Nguyên District of Haiphong.
Thao River merges with Black River and Lo River at Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam. The river in China is called Yuan River (Chinese: 元江; Vietnamese: Nguyên Giang). The river is known for Song Thao Campaign by Viet Minh in 1949, during the First Indochina War. The campaign started on 19 May and ended on 18 July, with the victory ...
A Mobile Riverine Force monitor using napalm in the Vietnam War. In the Vietnam War, the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) (after May 1967), initially designated Mekong Delta Mobile Afloat Force, and later the Riverines, were a joint US Army and US Navy force that comprised a substantial part of the brown-water navy.
The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two parts extended about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from either side of the river. The Bến Hải River has a total length of about 100 kilometers; its source is located in the Annamite Mountains along the border with Laos and it flows into the South China Sea at Cua Tung (Tung River mouth). In the ...
Aerial view of the Mekong River Delta. The Mekong Delta extends south and west from the city of Saigon and covers over 15,000 square miles (40,000 square kilometers). During the Vietnam War the strategic importance of the Delta was undeniable as it housed almost 8 million civilians and land movement was extremely restricted a majority of the year during the wet season.