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Operation Phalat

Operation Phalat was a campaign fought in 1971 at Laos. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Laos. It was part of the Laotian Civil War, which ran from 1959 to 1975. The recorded result: Thai victory.

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Fought1971
WhereLaos18.200N, 104.100E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeThai victory
BelligerentsThailand; LaosagainstPathet Lao; 24px Communist Party of Thailand
Part ofLaotian Civil War1959 to 1975

Where it sits in the Laotian Civil War

Battle of Ban Pa Dong, 1961Battle of Luang Namtha, 1962Operation Pigfat, 1968Operation Raindance, 1969Operation Off Balance, 1969Operation Counterpunch, 1970Operation Phalat, 1971Operation Phou Phiang III, 197319611973Operation Phalat, 1971
8 placed engagements of the Laotian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1971 (year precision)
PlaceLaos
18.200N, 104.100E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Territorial changeThree Thai battalions established in Laos south of the Mekong
Operation PhalatOperation PhalatBattle of Ban Pa DongBattle of Ban DongBattle of Ban Pa DongBattle of Ban DongVientianeVinhUdon ThaniThakhekSakhon Nakhon100 km18.200N, 104.100E
Placed at Laos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Operation Phalat is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Laos.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q23138862, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Phalat, revision 1371269736, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.