The Mỹ Tho River () is a river of

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. It flows for through

Bến Tre Province Bến Tre was a former province of Vietnam. It is one of the country's southern provinces, and is situated in the Mekong Delta. It is also famous for its coconuts and the Coconut Religion nationwide. Disconnected from the mainland, the province ...

and

Tiền Giang Province Tiền Giang was a former province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. The province was formed in February 1976, by the merger of Định Tường and Gò Công provinces of former Republic of Vietnam. Tiền Giang has an advanta ...

.Vietnam Administrative Atlas, NXB Bản Đồ, 2004

History

The

Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút The Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút (, ) was fought between the Vietnamese Tây Sơn forces and an army of Siam in present-day Tiền Giang Province of Vietnam on January 20, 1785. It is considered one of the greatest victories in Vietnames ...

took place on this river in 1785.

References

Rivers of Bến Tre province Rivers of Tiền Giang province Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub