The Vietnam War began in 1955 and ended in 1975 when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon.

A few years later, Nguyễn Ánh's forces captured Saigon, where Pigneaux died in 1799.

In midspring of 1777, the Tây Sơn defeated the Nguyễn and captured Saigon.

North Vietnamese military forces gradually moved through the southern provinces and two years later were in position to capture Saigon.

After a hard-fought battle, his soldiers captured Saigon on 7 September 1788.

In 1783 they captured Saigon from the Nguyen Lords as well as the rest of the South, killing the reigning prince and his family.

Sailing south, De Genouilly captured Saigon, a poorly defended city, on 18 February 1859.

The French invaded the region in the mid-19th century, capturing Saigon in 1861, and establishing a protectorate over Cambodia in 1863.

On 17 February 1859, after forcing the river defences and destroying a series of forts and stockades along the Saigon river, Rigault de Genouilly captured Saigon.

He readily concedes that the Communists made disastrous mistakes in the 10 years after they captured Saigon, including collectivist economic policies that drove the country to the brink of starvation.