Nguyễn Nhạc had himself carried in a cage into Quy Nhơn as a supposed captive; at midnight his men freed him and with troops from outside took the citadel, and the governor Nguyễn Khắc Tuyên fled.
Battle
Tây Sơn capture of Quy Nhơn
- 1773
- Southeast Asia
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