At Lê Chiêu Thống's request the Qianlong emperor sent Sun Shiyi with a large army in three columns; the Tây Sơn fell back to Tam Điệp and the Qing entered an undefended Thăng Long, where Sun named Lê Chiêu Thống King of Annam.
War
Qing invasion of Đại Việt
- 1788 – 1789
- Southeast Asia
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