Tieu su duc thanh tran hung dao

For the punishment, a Mongol army was sent to Viet country and invaded most of Dai Viet old name of Vietnam. With the excellent lead of General Tran Thu Do and the strong will of the Vietnamese, Mongol invaders were completely defeated. Inthe Mongols finished conquering all of China and prepared for revenge for the failure in Intwo subsequent Mongol invasions of They decided to occupy first Champa a country to the South of Dai Viet and then from the South, they will combine with an army from the North to attack Dai Viet.

King Tran Nhan Tong expressed the wish to surrender in order to spare his people terrible miseries, Tran Hung Dao told him: "If such is your will, then cut my head first". He succeeded in galvanizing the people into stiff resistance and driving out the invaders after six months. Thirsting for revenge, Toghan staged a comeback two years later with a ,strong army and a fleet of vessels.

Tieu su duc thanh tran hung dao

Again, he managed to occupy large tracts of the territory but the population created a vacuum wherever his troops went. Therefore, he always hoped that his son could one day take the throne and became the king. All his life, Tran Hung Dao always showed his loyalty to Tran Kings and received complete beliefs from them and the Vietnamese people.

General Tran Hung Dao loved and shared the misery with the people. In wars, he tried to bring back independence and freedom for them. In peace, he always reminded the kings to reduce the taxes and brought happiness and wealth to them. Other [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Lockhart, William J. Duiker The A to Z of Vietnam p.

In Anderson, James A. United States: Brill. ISBN Cambridge University Press. Reaktion Books. Periplus Travel Maps. Chiang Mai. Cognoscenti Books, Bibliography [ edit ]. External links [ edit ]. Emperor, Empress Regnant, Retired Emperor. But, sometimes Tran Hung Dao was summoned to the capital to help solve important national and military affairs.

Even when the greatest hero Tran Hung Dao, or Saint Tran was dying, the King Tran was at his bedside to ask him for the last time how to keep the country safe and away from northern invasions. The greatest achievements of Saint Tran Hung Dao nee Tran Quoc Tuan were the three big victories of the Tran dynasty over the aggressive and ferocious Mongolian invasions in the 13 th century.

The disrespectful manners and attitudes of the Mongolian envoy and his entourage had infuriated King Tran and the people. Subsequently, he dispatched Mongolian supervisors to Dai Viet to administer all of our districts and counties. King Tran then assigned Tran Hung Dao to be the General-of-the-Army to move infantry and naval units to the frontier to protect the country.

After moving his army through the Nam Quan post, Sai Thung and his troops were attacked and sufferred high casualty in an ambush. Sai Thung lost one of his eyes by an arrow, he then fled to China, and Tran Di Ai was arrested and escorted back to the kingdom. Tran Di Ai was then demoted to the rank of a soldier. Thoat Hoan divided his army into two groups.

The first group commanded by General Toa Do would move south by the sea, sailing down to Nghe An, then moved north on land to attack the Dai Viet army; while the second army commanded by Thoat Hoan moving south from Lang Son province as the second attacking arrow. The first main battle was the Ham Tu where General Tran Nhat Duat led his army to the final victory, killing innumerous enemies.

The second victory was at Chuong Duong battle, under the command of General Tran Quang Khai, our army wiped out the Mongolians and drow them out of the capital.