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Le Loi's guerrilla resistance against Ming forces

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1419

In 1419, after an initial defeat at the Lam Son uprising, Le Loi switched to guerrilla tactics in the Thanh Hoa and Nghe An mountains, wearing down M…

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  1. 1419Lam Son–Nghe An border · VietnamLe Loi abandoned direct assaults on cities, dispersing his forces to hide in the jungles and valleys of the Thanh Hoa and Nghe An mountains. Using his familiarity with the terrain, he avoided strength and struck weakness, raiding only small Ming units and local yamens, keeping Ming forces exhausted.
  2. 1419Thanh Hoa postal road · Thanh Hoa ProvinceThe rebels intercepted Ming grain and pay transports, burned postal relay stations, and cut the supply line between Thanh Hoa and Thang Long. Large-scale Ming suppression campaigns could not sustain themselves for lack of logistics, allowing the uprising to maintain base areas in the mountains.
  3. 1419Lam Son rebel camp · Thanh Hoa ProvinceNotable scholars such as Nguyen Trai successively joined Le Loi's staff, taking part in military planning and drafting proclamations. Their joining raised the rebels' political appeal, giving the slogan 'restore the Tran house, drive out the Ming' greater legitimacy and laying the groundwork for expanding the uprising.

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