Over 20,000 Siamese and Khmer troops camped along the Vĩnh Tế canal and raided toward the Hậu and Tiền rivers. In the 3rd lunar month governor-general Phạm Văn Điển joined Nguyễn Công Nhàn and stormed their eight forts in five columns.
Battle
Battle of the Vĩnh Tế canal
- 1842
- Southeast Asia
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