Advised by Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh to march north under the slogan "support the Lê, destroy the Trịnh", the Tây Sơn fleet took the Vị Hoàng depot and Nguyễn Huệ entered Thăng Long; captured, Trịnh Khải killed himself.
Battle
Thăng Long campaign of 1786
- 11 July 1786
- Southeast Asia
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