Tây Sơn cavalry: The force that drove Emperor Quang Trung’s lightning victory in 1789
The decisive speed of Emperor Quang Trung’s spring 1789 campaign, culminating in the victory at Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa, owed not only to his strategic brilliance but also to the powerful mobility of the Tây Sơn cavalry, a force that became a symbol of the military heritage and the martial tradition.
