Lê Văn Khôi revolt
| Lê Văn Khôi revolt | |||||||
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| Part of Siamese–Vietnamese Wars | |||||||
The Citadel of Saigon was taken over by the rebels on 18 May 1833 and held more than two years until September 1835. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Lê Văn Khôi rebels Supported by: Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) | Nguyễn dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lê Văn Khôi † Thái Công Triều Nguyễn Văn Tâm † Lê Văn Cù Joseph Marchand |
Minh Mạng Tống Phúc Lương Nguyễn Xuân Phan Văn Thúy Trương Minh Giảng Trần Văn Năng | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Siamese troops and 2,000 Vietnamese Catholic troops | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,831 people were executed Only 6 survivors were temporarily spared | Unknown | ||||||
The Lê Văn Khôi revolt (Vietnamese: Cuộc nổi dậy Lê Văn Khôi, 1833–1835) was an important revolt in 19th-century Vietnam, in which southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese Catholics, French Catholic missionaries and Chinese settlers under the leadership of Lê Văn Khôi opposed the rule of Emperor Minh Mạng.