Battle of Nghe An

The Battle of Nghe An was a battle between the Vietnamese rebels and the Ming Dynasty. Le Loi, the rebel leader, took over Nghe An Province from the Ming soldiers, his first step towards Vietnamese independence from China.

On the advice of Nguyen Chich, Le Loi took his troops to Nghe An and turned it into a resistance base. The insurgents were enthusiastically welcomed by the local people. Fortified enemy positions fell one after another, and soon the whole province was in Le Loi's hands. Next came Thanh Hoa, then provinces south of Nghe An. By the end of 1425, the whole southern part of the country had been liberated, with the exception of the Nghe An and Tay Do (Thanh Hoa) citadels. A vast rear base had thus been created for the war of national liberation. In 1426, Le Loi was in a position to launch a counter-offensive.