The two great campaigns of the Hong-duc era (1470-97) in Dai Viet

Author: Whitmore, John K.

Source: South East Asia Research, Volume 12, Number 1, 1 March 2004 , pp. 119-136(18)

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Abstract:

This paper is concerned with the ways in which different terrains affect separate campaigns by the same army. It explores the major campaigns led by the Vietnamese ruler Le Thanh-tong (1460-97), the first south to control the Chams, the second west to attack the Tai muang. The campaigns took place in very different environments - the first lowland and coastal, the second mountainous - and had different objectives: the first to conquer and destroy, the second to weaken and warn. The Cham campaign was strategically clear throughout - to move through a known environment and capture a capital that was well known. In contrast, the Tai campaign was played out in a vague strategic setting, since the territory was only vaguely known and the objectives were left open.

Keywords: TERRAIN ANALYSIS; MILITARY TACTICS; CHAMPA; DAI VIET; LE THANH-TONG

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000004773487965

Publication date: 2004-03-01

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South East Asia Research publishes articles based on original research or fieldwork on all aspects of South East Asia within the disciplines of archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, music, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. This peer-reviewed journal is published four times per year by IP Publishing in cooperation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). SOAS is the leading centre in this field in Europe and one of the most prestigious centres of South East Asian Studies in the world.
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