Atlas of Battles

country, 269 engagements

Battles in Vietnam

269 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Vietnam: 142 battles, 7 sieges, 5 naval actions and 115 campaigns between AD 863 and 1988. The wars with most engagements here: Vietnam War (178), First Indochina War (21), Tonkin Campaign (8), French conquest of Vietnam (6).

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Siege of SongpingBattle of Bach Dang RiverBattle of Bạch ĐằngMongol invasions of VietnamBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Thị Nại BayBattle of Bạch ĐằngSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Dong Quan citadelBattle of the Gianh RiverBattle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài MútBattle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống ĐaBattle of Tonkin RiverCochinchina campaignSiege of TouraneSiege of SaigonBattle of Ky HoaCapture of My ThoBombardment of Qui NhonCapture of Vinh LongBattle of Cầu GiấyCapture of Nam ĐịnhBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of PalanSơn Tây CampaignBắc Ninh CampaignCapture of Hung HoaBattle of Yu OcSiege of Tuyên QuangBattle of Nui BopLạng Sơn CampaignBattle of Dong DangBattle of Hòa MộcBattle of Bang BoSiege of Ba DinhJapanese coup d'état in French IndochinaHaiphong incidentBattle of HanoiBattle of VinhOperation PapillonOperation LéaBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of Cao BangBattle of Dong KheBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Nghia LoBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of Nghĩa LộOperation LorraineBattle of Na SanOperation HirondelleOperation AdolpheOperation CamargueOperation MouetteOperation CastorBattle of Mang Yang PassOperation AtlanteHoang Dieu CampaignBattle of Saigon1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombingOperation SunriseBattle of Ap BacHuế chemical attacksBattle of Go CongBattle of Nam DongBattle of An LaoOperation Quyet Thang 202Operation Pierce ArrowBattle of Binh GiaOperation StarliteBattle of Dong XoaiOperation Arc LightBattle of Ba GiaBattle of Song BeBattle of Dương Liễu–Nhông PassOperation Flaming DartAttack on Camp HollowayBattle of Núi ThànhSiege of Plei MeOperation HumpBattle of Gang ToiBattle of Ap Bau BangOperation Harvest MoonBattle of Xa Cam MyBattle of A ShauOperation MarauderOperation Lam Son IIOperation CrimpOperation MasherBattle of Bong SonOperation Shed LightOperation Double EagleOperation MastiffBattle of Suoi Bong TrangOperation New YorkOperation UtahOperation Silver CityOperation OregonOperation TexasOperation LincolnOperation HarrisonOperation FillmoreOperation AbileneOperation BirminghamOperation GeorgiaOperation Crazy HorseOperation Davy CrockettOperation El PasoOperation HardihoodBattle of Hill 488Operation Nathan HaleOperation JayOperation HastingsOperation John Paul JonesOperation Paul RevereBattle of Đức CơBattle of Long TanOperation ColoradoOperation AmarilloOperation SewardOperation ThayerOperation Sea DragonOperation MaconOperation GeronimoOperation FairfaxBattle of Tra Binh DongBattle of Tam QuanOperation BoloOperation Deckhouse FiveOperation Cedar FallsOperation PrairieOperation GadsdenOperation PershingOperation Enterprise (Vietnam)Operation BribieOperation Junction CityBattle of Prek Klok IBattle of Prek Klok IIOperation Prairie IIBattle of Ap Bau Bang IIBattle of Suoi TreOperation DesotoOperation LejeuneOperation Prairie IIIBattle of Hill 881Operations Malheur I and Malheur IIOperation Beaver CageOperation UnionOperation Prairie IVOperation Union IIOperation AkronOperation ConcordiaOperation BuffaloOperation Diamond HeadOperation Hood RiverBattle of Suoi Chau PhaOperation Coronado IVOperation Wheeler / WallowaOperation SwiftOperation BollingOperation Coronado VOperation Francis MarionBattle of Ong ThanhOperation MedinaOperation OsceolaFirst Battle of Loc NinhOperation KingfisherOperation KentuckyOperation LancasterOperation NeoshoOperation Coronado IXBattle of Dak ToOperation Kien Giang 9-1Operation ByrdOperation ManchesterOperation YellowstoneOperation AuburnBattle of SaigonOperation NiagaraOperation SealordsNew Year's Day Battle of 1968Operation Jeb StuartOperation DragnetBattle of Quang TriTet Offensive attack on US EmbassyTet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air BaseTet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long BinhBattle of Bến TreBattle of Lang VeiOperation CoburgAction of 1 March 1968Operation Hop Tac IOperation PatrickBattle of Signal Hill VietnamBattle of Dai DoBattle of An BaoBattle of Kham DucBattle of Coral–BalmoralBattle of South SaigonBattle of West SaigonOperation DelawareOperation CarentanMay OffensiveBattle of Binh AnOperation ThorOperation Pocahontas ForestOperation Somerset PlainPhase III OffensiveBattle of Thượng ĐứcOperation Mameluke ThrustOperation Burlington TrailOperation Lancaster IIOperation Speedy ExpressBattle of Hat DichOperation Dewey CanyonOperation Purple MartinOperation Oklahoma HillsBattle of Binh BaOperation Apache SnowOperation Virginia RidgeBattle of Fire Support Base RipcordOperation Pickens ForestOperation Imperial LakeOperation Jefferson GlennOperation Texas StarOperation Ivory CoastBattle of FSB Mary AnnBattle of Long KhanhBattle of Nui LeFirst Battle of Quảng TrịBattle of Loc NinhBattle of Đồng HớiOperation Pocket MoneyBattle of KontumSecond Battle of Quảng TrịEaster OffensiveOperation Linebacker IIBattle of Cửa ViệtBattle of Trung NghiaBattle of Tong Le ChonBattle of Tri PhapBattle of the Iron TriangleBattle of Duc DucBattle of Thượng ĐứcBattle of Phú LộcBattle of Phuoc Long1975 spring offensiveBattle of Ban Me ThuotHue–Da Nang CampaignOperation BabyliftBattle of Xuan LocBombing of Tan Son Nhut Air BaseOperation Frequent WindBattle of Lào CaiBattle of Đồng ĐăngBattle of Cao BằngBattle of Móng CáiBattle of Lạng SơnJohnson South Reef skirmishOperation Ranch HandJapanese invasion of French IndochinaBattle of Dien Bien PhuBattle of Ia DrangBattle of Khe SanhTet OffensiveBattle of HueBattle of Hamburger HillFall of SaigonJapanese invasion of French IndochinaBattle of Dien Bien PhuBattle of Ia DrangBattle of Khe SanhTet OffensiveBattle of HueBattle of Hamburger HillFall of SaigonManilaBangkokGuangzhouChattogramYangonNanningKaohsiungPhnom PenhNaypyidawVientiane1000 km16.101N, 106.843E
269 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 850: 1 engagementsAD 900: 1 engagementsAD 950: 1 engagements1250: 4 engagements1400: 2 engagements1600: 1 engagements1750: 2 engagements1800: 1 engagements1850: 22 engagements1900: 9 engagements1950: 224 engagements224 in 1950AD 8501950
268 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 11 with pages

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 863Siege of Songping
AD 938Battle of Bach Dang River
AD 981Battle of Bạch Đằng
1258Mongol invasions of VietnamChampaKublai Khan's Campaigns
1258Battle of Bình Lệ NguyênBình Lệ NguyênMongol invasions of Vietnam
1283Battle of Thị Nại BayPort of Thi Nai
1288Battle of Bạch ĐằngBach Dang RiverMongol invasions of Vietnam
1418Siege of Đông QuanHanoiLam Sơn uprising
1426Battle of Dong Quan citadelHanoiLam Sơn uprising
7 July 1643Battle of the Gianh River
20 January 1785Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài MútSiamese-Vietnamese Wars
1788Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống ĐaĐống ĐaTen Great Campaigns
1849Battle of Tonkin RiverHải Phongsea piracy
1858Cochinchina campaignSouthern VietnamFrench conquest of Vietnam
1 September 1858Siege of TouraneDa NangFrench conquest of Vietnam
March 1860Siege of SaigonHo Chi Minh City
February 1861Battle of Ky HoaFrench conquest of Vietnam
12 April 1861Capture of My ThoMỹ ThoFrench conquest of Vietnam
1861Bombardment of Qui NhonQuy NhonFrench conquest of Vietnam
22 March 1862Capture of Vinh LongFrench conquest of Vietnam
21 December 1873Battle of Cầu Giấy
1883Capture of Nam ĐịnhNam ĐịnhTonkin Campaign
1883Battle of Cầu GiấyCầu GiấyTonkin Campaign
1883Battle of PalanHanoiTonkin Campaign
1883Sơn Tây CampaignTonkin Campaign
1884Bắc Ninh CampaignTonkin Campaign
1884Capture of Hung HoaPhú ThọTonkin Campaign
19 November 1884Battle of Yu OcSino-French War
24 November 1884Siege of Tuyên QuangTuyên QuangSino-French War
3 January 1885Battle of Nui BopSino-French War
1885Lạng Sơn CampaignLạng SơnTonkin Campaign
1885Battle of Dong DangĐồng ĐăngSino-French War
2 March 1885Battle of Hòa MộcSino-French War
24 March 1885Battle of Bang BoTonkin Campaign
1886Siege of Ba DinhBa Đình
1940Japanese invasion of French IndochinaFrench IndochinaPacific War
1945Japanese coup d'état in French IndochinaFrench IndochinaPacific War
1946Haiphong incidentHaiphong
19 December 1946Battle of HanoiHanoiFirst Indochina War
1946Battle of VinhNghệ An
1947Operation PapillonHòa BìnhFirst Indochina War
1947Operation LéaFirst Indochina War
25 July 1948Battle of Phu Tong HoaPhủ ThôngFirst Indochina War
1949Battle of Cao BangFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
1950Battle of Dong KheĐông KhêFirst Indochina War
1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4Đông KhêFirst Indochina War
1951Battle of Vinh YenVĩnh YênFirst Indochina War
3 October 1951Battle of Nghia LoTonkinFirst Indochina War
10 November 1951Battle of Hoa BinhHòa BìnhFirst Indochina War
1952Battle of Nghĩa LộNghĩa LộFirst Indochina War
1952Operation LorraineNghĩa LộFirst Indochina War
23 November 1952Battle of Na SanSơn LaFirst Indochina War
1953Operation HirondelleFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
1953Operation AdolpheFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
1953Operation CamargueFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
1953Operation MouetteFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
1953Operation CastorĐiện Biên PhủFirst Indochina War
1954Battle of Mang Yang PassMang YangFirst Indochina War
1954Operation AtlanteFrench IndochinaFirst Indochina War
13 March 1954Battle of Dien Bien PhuĐiện Biên PhủFirst Indochina War
1955Hoang Dieu CampaignSaigonBattle of Saigon
1955Battle of SaigonHo Chi Minh City
19621962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombingSaigon Governor's Palace
1962Operation SunriseBến CátVietnam War
2 January 1963Battle of Ap BacVietnam War
1963Huế chemical attacksHuếBuddhist crisis
1963Battle of Go CongGò CôngVietnam War
1964Battle of Nam DongNam ĐôngVietnam War
1964Battle of An LaoAn LãoVietnam War
1964Operation Quyet Thang 202Quảng NgãiVietnam War
1964Operation Pierce ArrowNorth VietnamVietnam War
28 December 1964Battle of Binh GiaBình GiãVietnam War
1965Operation StarliteVietnam War
1965Battle of Dong XoaiĐồng XoàiVietnam War
1965Operation Arc LightNorth Vietnam
1965Battle of Ba GiaVietnam War
1965Battle of Song BeSông BéVietnam War
1965Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông PassBình ĐịnhVietnam War
1965Operation Flaming DartNorth VietnamVietnam War
7 February 1965Attack on Camp HollowayVietnam War
26 May 1965Battle of Núi ThànhVietnam War
19 October 1965Siege of Plei MeCentral HighlandsVietnam War
1965Operation HumpBiên HòaVietnam War
8 November 1965Battle of Gang ToiĐồng NaiVietnam War
12 November 1965Battle of Ap Bau BangVietnam War
14 November 1965Battle of Ia DrangIa Drang RiverVietnam War
1965Operation Harvest MoonQuế SơnVietnam War
1966Battle of Xa Cam MyPhước TuyVietnam War
1966Battle of A ShauVietnam War
1966Operation MarauderPlain of ReedsVietnam War
1966Operation Lam Son IITân KhánhVietnam War
14 January 1966Operation CrimpCủ ChiVietnam War
1966Operation MasherBồng SơnVietnam War
1966Battle of Bong SonBồng SơnVietnam War
1966Operation Shed LightSouth VietnamVietnam War
1966Operation Double EagleQuảng NgãiVietnam War
1966Operation MastiffDầu TiếngVietnam War
23 February 1966Battle of Suoi Bong TrangVietnam War
1966Operation New YorkHuếVietnam War
1966Operation UtahQuảng NgãiVietnam War
1966Operation Silver CityBiên HòaVietnam War
1966Operation OregonHuếVietnam War
1966Operation TexasQuảng NgãiVietnam War
1966Operation LincolnPleikuVietnam War
1966Operation HarrisonPhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation FillmorePhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation AbilenePhước TuyVietnam War
1966Operation BirminghamTây NinhVietnam War
1966Operation GeorgiaQuảng NamVietnam War
1966Operation Crazy HorseVĩnh ThạnhVietnam War
1966Operation Davy CrockettBồng SơnVietnam War
1966Operation El PasoBình LongVietnam War
1966Operation HardihoodPhước TuyVietnam War
1966Battle of Hill 488Hiệp Đức
1966Operation Nathan HalePhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation JayHuếVietnam War
1966Operation HastingsVietnamese Demilitarized ZoneVietnam War
1966Operation John Paul JonesPhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation Paul RevereVietnam War
1966Battle of Đức CơĐức Cơ
18 August 1966Battle of Long TanLong TânVietnam War
1966Operation ColoradoHiệp ĐứcVietnam War
1966Operation AmarilloBình DươngVietnam War
1966Operation SewardPhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation ThayerBình ĐịnhVietnam War
1966Operation Sea DragonSouth VietnamVietnam War
1966Operation MaconVietnam War
1966Operation GeronimoPhu YenVietnam War
1966Operation FairfaxGia ĐịnhVietnam War
1967Battle of Tra Binh DongTrà BìnhVietnam War
1967Battle of Tam QuanVietnam War
1967Operation BoloVietnamVietnam War
1967Operation Deckhouse FiveBến TreVietnam War
1967Operation Cedar FallsCủ ChiVietnam War
1967Operation PrairieVietnamese Demilitarized ZoneVietnam War
1967Operation GadsdenTây NinhVietnam War
1967Operation PershingBình ĐịnhVietnam War
1967Operation Enterprise (Vietnam)Long AnVietnam War
17 February 1967Operation BribieVietnam War
1967Operation Junction CityTây NinhVietnam War
28 February 1967Battle of Prek Klok IVietnam War
10 March 1967Battle of Prek Klok IIVietnam War
1967Operation Prairie IIVietnamese Demilitarized ZoneVietnam War
1967Battle of Ap Bau Bang IIBàu BàngVietnam War
21 March 1967Battle of Suoi TreSouth VietnamVietnam War
1967Operation DesotoĐức PhổVietnam War
1967Operation LejeuneĐức PhổVietnam War
1967Operation Prairie IIIVietnamese Demilitarized ZoneVietnam War
1967Battle of Hill 881Quảng TrịVietnam War
1967Operations Malheur I and Malheur IIQuảng NgãiVietnam War
1967Operation Beaver CageQuế SơnVietnam War
1967Operation UnionQuế SơnVietnam War
1967Operation Prairie IVVietnamese Demilitarized ZoneVietnam War
1967Operation Union IIQuế SơnVietnam War
1967Operation AkronVietnam War
1967Operation ConcordiaMekong DeltaVietnam War
1967Operation BuffaloQuảng TrịVietnam War
1967Operation Diamond HeadTây NinhVietnam War
1967Operation Hood RiverQuảng NgãiVietnam War
6 August 1967Battle of Suoi Chau PhaVietnam War
1967Operation Coronado IVMekong DeltaOperation Coronado
1967Operation Wheeler / WallowaHiệp ĐứcVietnam War
1967Operation SwiftQuế SơnVietnam War
1967Operation BollingPhu YenVietnam War
1967Operation Coronado VĐịnh TườngOperation Coronado
1967Operation Francis MarionPleikuVietnam War
17 October 1967Battle of Ong ThanhVietnam War
1967Operation MedinaHải LăngVietnam War
1967Operation OsceolaQuảng TrịVietnam War
1967First Battle of Loc NinhLộc NinhVietnam War
1967Operation KingfisherQuảng TrịVietnam War
1967Operation KentuckyCon ThienVietnam War
1967Operation LancasterQuảng TrịVietnam War
1967Operation NeoshoHuếVietnam War
1967Operation Coronado IXMekong DeltaOperation Coronado
3 November 1967Battle of Dak ToKon TumVietnam War
1967Operation Kien Giang 9-1Tiền GiangVietnam War
1967Operation ByrdBình ThuậnVietnam War
1967Operation ManchesterTân UyênVietnam War
1967Operation YellowstoneTây NinhVietnam War
1967Operation AuburnVietnam War
1968Battle of SaigonHo Chi Minh CityVietnam War
1968Operation NiagaraKhe Sanh Combat BaseVietnam War
1968Operation SealordsSouth VietnamVietnam War
2 January 1968New Year's Day Battle of 1968South VietnamVietnam War
21 January 1968Battle of Khe SanhKhe SanhVietnam War
1968Operation Jeb StuartQuảng TrịVietnam War
1968Operation DragnetBình ĐịnhVietnam War
1968Tet OffensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
31 January 1968Battle of Quang TriQuảng TrịVietnam War
31 January 1968Tet Offensive attack on US EmbassyEmbassy of the United States, Saigon
1968Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air BaseTan Son Nhut Air BaseVietnam War
1968Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long BinhBiên HòaVietnam War
5 February 1968Battle of Bến Tre
6 February 1968Battle of Lang VeiQuảng TrịVietnam War
1968Operation CoburgTrảng BomVietnam War
1968Action of 1 March 1968South VietnamVietnam War
2 March 1968Battle of HueHuếVietnam War
1968Operation Hop Tac ITiền GiangVietnam War
1968Operation PatrickBình ĐịnhVietnam War
19 April 1968Battle of Signal Hill Vietnam
3 May 1968Battle of Dai Do
6 May 1968Battle of An BaoBình ĐịnhVietnam War
10 May 1968Battle of Kham DucVietnam War
12 May 1968Battle of Coral–BalmoralVietnam War
12 May 1968Battle of South SaigonDistrict 8
12 May 1968Battle of West SaigonHo Chi Minh City
1968Operation DelawareA Shau ValleyVietnam War
1968Operation CarentanHuếVietnam War
1968May OffensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
8 June 1968Battle of Binh An
1968Operation ThorVietnam War
1968Operation Pocahontas ForestQuế SơnVietnam War
1968Operation Somerset PlainA Shau ValleyVietnam War
1968Phase III OffensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
30 September 1968Battle of Thượng Đức
1968Operation Mameluke ThrustHappy ValleyVietnam War
1968Operation Burlington TrailQuảng NamVietnam War
1968Operation Lancaster IIQuảng TrịVietnam War
1968Operation Speedy ExpressMekong DeltaVietnam War
3 December 1968Battle of Hat DichVietnam War
1969Operation Dewey CanyonA Shau ValleyVietnam War
1969Operation Purple MartinQuảng TrịVietnam War
10 May 1969Battle of Hamburger HillDong Ap BiaVietnam War
1969Operation Oklahoma HillsQuảng NamVietnam War
6 June 1969Battle of Binh BaBình BaVietnam War
1969Operation Apache SnowA Shau ValleyVietnam War
1969Operation Virginia RidgeQuảng TrịVietnam War
1 July 1970Battle of Fire Support Base RipcordVietnam War
1970Operation Pickens ForestQuảng NamVietnam War
1970Operation Imperial LakeQuế SơnVietnam War
1970Operation Jefferson GlennHuếVietnam War
1970Operation Texas StarQuảng TrịVietnam War
21 November 1970Operation Ivory CoastSơn TâyVietnam War
28 March 1971Battle of FSB Mary AnnVietnam War
6 June 1971Battle of Long KhanhLong KhánhVietnam War
1971Battle of Nui LePhước TuyVietnam War
30 March 1972First Battle of Quảng TrịQuảng TrịVietnam War
4 April 1972Battle of Loc NinhLộc NinhVietnam War
19 April 1972Battle of Đồng HớiVietnam War
1972Operation Pocket MoneyHaiphongVietnam War
9 June 1972Battle of KontumKon TumVietnam War
28 June 1972Second Battle of Quảng TrịVietnam War
1972Easter OffensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
1972Operation Linebacker IINorth VietnamVietnam War
1973Battle of Cửa ViệtVietnam War
16 September 1973Battle of Trung Nghia
12 April 1974Battle of Tong Le Chon
4 May 1974Battle of Tri Phap
16 May 1974Battle of the Iron TriangleIron TriangleVietnam War
4 October 1974Battle of Duc Duc
11 November 1974Battle of Thượng Đức
10 December 1974Battle of Phú Lộc
12 December 1974Battle of Phuoc LongVietnam War
19751975 spring offensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
1975Battle of Ban Me ThuotBuôn Ma ThuộtVietnam War
1975Hue–Da Nang CampaignHuếVietnam War
4 April 1975Operation Babylift
9 April 1975Battle of Xuan LocXuân LộcVietnam War
1975Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air BaseTan Son Nhut Air BaseVietnam War
1975Operation Frequent WindHo Chi Minh CityVietnam War
30 April 1975Fall of SaigonHo Chi Minh CityVietnam War
1979Battle of Lào CaiLào CaiSino-Vietnamese War
1979Battle of Đồng ĐăngĐồng ĐăngSino-Vietnamese War
1979Battle of Cao BằngCao BằngSino-Vietnamese War
1979Battle of Móng CáiMóng CáiSino-Vietnamese War
1979Battle of Lạng SơnLạng SơnSino-Vietnamese War
14 March 1988Johnson South Reef skirmishJohnson South ReefSino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979–1991
date unknownOperation Ranch HandVietnamVietnam War

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