Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Võ Nguyên Giáp

Battles of Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

Võ Nguyên Giáp is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1947 and 1975: 11 battles and 4 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (13), Cambodia (1), Laos (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,595 km apart end to end, 185 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Indochina War (10), Vietnam War (5).

Operation LéaBattle of Dong KheBattle of Vinh YenBattle of the Day RiverBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of Nghĩa LộOperation CastorOperation AtlanteNorth Vietnamese invasion of LaosOperation Prairie IVBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Na SanBattle of Khe SanhTet OffensiveFall of SaigonBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Na SanBattle of Khe SanhTet OffensiveFall of SaigonBangkokDhakaGuangzhouShenzhenChattogramYangonKaohsiungShantouPhnom PenhNaypyidaw1000 km16.600N, 104.818E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1947: 1 engagements1950: 2 engagements1951: 3 engagements3 in 19511952: 2 engagements1953: 1 engagements1954: 1 engagements1958: 1 engagements1967: 1 engagements1968: 2 engagements1975: 1 engagements19471975
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Operation Léa, 1947Battle of Dong Khe, 1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4, 1950Battle of Vinh Yen, 1951Battle of the Day River, 1951Battle of Hoa Binh, 1951Battle of Nghĩa Lộ, 1952Battle of Na San, 1952Operation Castor, 1953Operation Atlante, 1954North Vietnamese invasion of Laos, 1958Operation Prairie IV, 1967Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968Tet Offensive, 1968Fall of Saigon, 197519471975
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1947Operation LéaVietnamFrench operational failure
1950Battle of Dong KheĐông Khê, Vietnam71 km NEViệt Minh victory
1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4Đông Khê, Vietnam0 km NViệt Minh victory
1951Battle of Vinh YenVĩnh Yên, Vietnam152 km SWFrench Union victory
1951Battle of the Day RiverFrench Indochina, Cambodia40 km SEFrench Union victory
10 November 1951Battle of Hoa BinhHòa Bình, Vietnam59 km SWViệt Minh victory; Viet Minh captured Hoà Bình; Abolishment...
1952Battle of Nghĩa LộNghĩa Lộ, Vietnam120 km NWViệt Minh victory
23 November 1952Battle of Na SanSơn La, Vietnam64 km SWFrench Union victory; French Union successful defense...
1953Operation CastorĐiện Biên Phủ, Vietnam107 km WSuccessful establishment of the Dien Bien Phu outpost by...
1954Operation AtlanteFrench Indochina, Vietnam296 km EAborted
1958North Vietnamese invasion of LaosKingdom of Laos, Laos482 km SWNorth Vietnamese and Pathet Lao victory; Beginning of the...
1967Operation Prairie IVVietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam483 km EUS operational success
21 January 1968Battle of Khe SanhKhe Sanh, Vietnam50 km SWBoth sides claim victory: Siege partially relieved in...
1968Tet OffensiveSouth Vietnam, Vietnam629 km SU.S. – South Vietnamese victory
30 April 1975Fall of SaigonHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam41 km SWNorth Vietnamese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.