So, Did The Mongols Manage To Conquer ‘Nam?

The USA was not the only one that struggled

Mongol soldiers fighting elephanted soldiers like the ones the Vietnamese deployed against them. [picture from Pinterest — author unknown]

Vietnam has seen its fair share of invasions, both in modern and medieval times. Usually it were the Chinese who meddled in Vietnamese affairs, with varying results. In the 20th century, one of the world’s superpowers, the United States, tried the same and failed spectacularly.