Royal Vietnamese army

Active938–1789

BranchRoyal Guards
Siege
Elephant
Cavalry
Infantry
Navy

TypeArmy, Navy

Royal Vietnamese Army
Active	938–1789
Country	Kingdoms of Jinghai and Đại Việt
Branch	Royal Guards Siege Elephant Cavalry Infantry Navy
Type	Army, Navy
Role	Military force
Size	250,000 men at its height in 1471
Engagements	Battle of Bạch Đằng (938) Sino-Vietnamese Wars (981, 1059, 1075-1076, 1406-1427, 1789) Cham–Vietnamese wars Khmer–Vietnamese War Mongol invasions Laotian–Vietnamese War Dutch–Nguyen war (1637–1643)
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Vietnamese Emperor
Notable commanders	Ngô Quyền, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, Lê Hoàn, Lý Thái Tông, Trần Quốc Tuấn, Lê Lợi, Lê Thánh Tông

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The Royal Vietnamese army was the primary military body of the Vietnamese states of Jinghai and Đại Việt and the armed forces of the Vietnamese monarchy from 938 to 1789. It was disbanded and succeeded by the Imperial Vietnamese army of the Nguyễn dynasty in early 19th century.

Military branches

Infantry
- Conscripted-soldiers
War elephants
Light cavalry
Navy

Strength

Conscription was firstly introduced and used in Vietnam by king Lý Thái Tông in 1042. For a detachment of 50 men, 30 were sent back to their native villages for rice cultivation.^[1] The soldiers did receive some largesse at the same time as they were expected to do some farming of their own.^[2] The Royal Vietnamese army at wars grew from 30,000 in 967^[3] to about 80,000 in 1075;^[4] 100,000 in 1285;^[5] 120,000 in 1377^[6] and 250,000 in 1471.^[7]

Military equipment

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Citation

↑ Kiernan 2019, p. 156.
↑ Whitmore 1986, p. 129.
↑ Taylor 1983, p. 267.
↑ Anderson 2008, p. 209.
↑ Lo 2012, p. 292.
↑ Kiernan 2019, p. 183.
↑ Sun 2006, p. 100.
↑ Chapuis 1995, p. 76.
1 2 Sun 2006, p. 85.
↑ Needham 1987, p. 311.
↑ Needham 1987, p. 313.
↑ Sun 2006, p. 76.
↑ Baldanza 2016, p. 65.
↑ Sun 2006, p. 105.
↑ Sun 2006, p. 107.
↑ Sun 2006, p. 96.

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Royal Vietnamese army

Military branches

Strength

Military equipment

939–1407

Siege techniques

Navy

Firearm

Gallery

1427–1789

Navy

Firearm

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