Military of the Nguyễn dynasty
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The Military of the Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnamese: Quân thứ; chữ Hán: 軍次) were the main military forces of the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to August 1945 when it was dismantled by the August Revolution.[10] The Nguyễn military force was initially formed by Nguyễn Hoàng as a division of the military of the Revival Lê dynasty in 1558 starting out with 3000 soldiers.[10] During this period it was the military forces of the domain of the Nguyễn lords and commonly fought the Trịnh lords who controlled northern Vietnam.[10] During the Tây Sơn Rebellion it was expelled out most of the county by the Tây Sơn dynasty.[10] After the exiled Nguyễn Phúc Ánh returned and defeated the Tây Sơn rebels he crowned himself as the Gia Long Emperor and the Nguyễn military became the national military of Vietnam.[10]
Military of the Nguyễn dynasty | |
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Quân thứ (軍次) | |
Active |
(Continuous period)
(As the military of the Nguyễn lords)[lower-alpha 1]
(As the forces of Nguyễn Ánh)
(As the national military of the Nguyễn dynasty)
(As the Garde Indigène de l'Annam et du Tonkin)
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Disbanded | 23 August 1945 |
Country | Nguyễn lords Nguyễn dynasty French protectorates of Annam and Tonkin Empire of Vietnam |
Allegiance | Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, France (1884–1945) Japan (1945) |
Branch | Imperial Guards Provincial armies and militias Siege Elephant Cavalry Infantry |
Type | Army, Navy |
Role | Military force (until 1885, 1945) Police and ceremonial force (1885–1945) |
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Motto(s) | 忠勇 才畧 (Trung dũng Tài lược) - Valeur et discipline (under French command)[3] |
Colours | Red Yellow [4] |
March | Đăng đàn cung[5] |
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Commanders | |
Supreme Commander | Lord / King (1558–1802) Emperor (1802–1945) |
Notable commanders | Hoàng Kế Viêm, Lê Văn Duyệt, Lê Văn Khôi, Nguyễn Cư Trinh, Nguyễn Huỳnh Đức, Nguyễn Văn Thành, Nguyễn Văn Tồn, Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Nguyễn Tri Phương, Phan Văn Thúy, and Trương Minh Giảng |
Insignia | |
Flag | |
Badge of the Imperial Guards during the Bảo Đại period.[9] |
During the French domination period it became two of the five indigenous guards of French Indochina and was turned into a collection police and ceremonial forces.[2] While the Emperor was still nominally the supreme commander actual power fell in the hands of the French administration relegating the Emperor to a rubber stamp office.[10] Following the abolition of the Nguyễn dynasty its military was also disbanded making the Vietnamese People's Army the new national military of Vietnam, which would be administered by the newly established Democratic Republic of Vietnam.[10]