Back from exile in Siam, Nguyễn Ánh landed at Long Xuyên, took Sa Đéc and Vĩnh Long and made Mỹ Tho his base. With Võ Tánh's men he drove the Tây Sơn commander Phạm Văn Tham out of Saigon, which stayed in Nguyễn hands from then on.
Battle
Nguyễn capture of Saigon
- 7 September 1788
- Southeast Asia
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