Facing the Qing army, Ngô Văn Sở withdrew the northern Tây Sơn forces behind the Tam Điệp range, the natural barrier between north and centre, and held there until Quang Trung arrived.
Construction
Tam Điệp defence line
- 1788 – 1789
- Southeast Asia
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