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Lý Thường Kiệt (李常傑; 1019–1105) is among the most revered of Vietnam’s national heroes and the only Viet general to take the fight to China. In 1075, this redoubtable warrior mounted a pre-emptive invasion of Guangxi and Guangdong, defeating the Chinese armies and killing Truong Thu Tiet, the Guangxi governor. The Chinese reacted furiously, sending a huge force against the offending Viets, only to be defeated with losses estimated at 400,000 men.<br/><br/> Ly Thuong Kiet penned what is considered the first Vietnamese declaration of independence and is regarded as a Vietnamese national hero.
Lý Thường Kiệt (李常傑; 1019–1105) is among the most revered of Vietnam’s national heroes and the only Viet general to take the fight to China. In 1075, this redoubtable warrior mounted a pre-emptive invasion of Guangxi and Guangdong, defeating the Chinese armies and killing Truong Thu Tiet, the Guangxi governor. The Chinese reacted furiously, sending a huge force against the offending Viets, only to be defeated with losses estimated at 400,000 men.<br/><br/> Ly Thuong Kiet penned what is considered the first Vietnamese declaration of independence and is regarded as a Vietnamese national hero.