Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300; Quoc Ngu: Tr?n Hung ?o) was the Supreme Commander of ?i Vi?t during the Tr?n Dynasty. He commanded the ?i Vi?t armies that repelled two major Mongol invasions in the 13th century.

At the Battle of the B?ch ?ng River; General Tr?n Hung ?o predicted the Mongol's naval route and quickly deployed heavy unconventional traps of steel-tipped wooden stakes unseen during high tides along the B?ch ?ng River bed. When the Mongol fleet attempted to retreat from the river; the Viet deployed smaller and more maneuverable vessels into agitating and luring the Mongol vessels into the riverside where the booby traps were waiting while it was still high tide.

As the river tide River receded; the Mongol vessels were impaled and sunk by the embedded steel-tipped stakes. The Viet forces led by Tr?n Hung ?o burned down an estimated 400 large Mongol vessels and captured the remaining naval crew along the river. The entire Mongol fleet was destroyed and the Mongol admiral was captured and executed. Pictures From Asia David Henley