war, 194 engagements
Battles of the Vietnam War
The atlas places 194 engagements of the Vietnam War (1955 to 1975): 87 battles, 1 siege, 4 naval actions and 102 campaigns across 6 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (178), Cambodia (6), Laos (5). The most widely documented: Tet Offensive, Fall of Saigon, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Battle of Khe Sanh, Battle of Ia Drang.
Engagements by year
The war in time order
Commanders 20 with pages
Lê Trọng Tấn 9 engagements
Cao Van Vien 7 engagements- Chu Huy Mân 7 engagements
Trần Văn Trà 7 engagements
Van Tien Dung 7 engagements
Ngo Quang Truong 7 engagements
William Westmoreland 6 engagements
Willard Pearson 6 engagements
Võ Nguyên Giáp 5 engagements- Giáp Văn Cương 5 engagements
Hal Moore 5 engagements
John J. Tolson 5 engagements
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | North Vietnamese invasion of Laos | Kingdom of Laos, Laos | North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao victory; Beginning of the Ho Chi Minh... |
| 1962 | Operation Sunrise | Bến Cát, Vietnam | |
| 2 January 1963 | Battle of Ap Bac | Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 1963 | Battle of Go Cong | Gò Công, Vietnam | South Vietnamese victory |
| 1964 | Battle of Nam Dong | Nam Đông, Vietnam | South Vietnam and United States victory |
| 1964 | Battle of An Lao | An Lão, Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 1964 | Operation Quyet Thang 202 | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | South Vietnamese victory |
| 2 August 1964 | Gulf of Tonkin incident | Gulf of Tonkin | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; escalation of the War in Vietnam |
| 1964 | Operation Pierce Arrow | North Vietnam, Vietnam | |
| 28 December 1964 | Battle of Binh Gia | Bình Giã, Vietnam | VC/PAVN victory |
| 1965 | Operation Starlite | Vietnam | Both sides claim victory |
| 1965 | Battle of Dong Xoai | Đồng Xoài, Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 1965 | Battle of Ba Gia | Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 1965 | Battle of Song Be | Sông Bé, Vietnam | South Vietnamese and American victory |
| 1965 | Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass | Bình Định, Vietnam | |
| 1965 | Operation Flaming Dart | North Vietnam, Vietnam | Set a precedent for more systematic bombing under Operation Rolling... |
| 7 February 1965 | Attack on Camp Holloway | Vietnam | Viet Cong victory; United States launched Operation Flaming Dart in... |
| 1965 | Operation Market Time | South Vietnam, United States | Successful blockade by South Vietnam. |
| 26 May 1965 | Battle of Núi Thành | Vietnam | |
| 19 October 1965 | Siege of Plei Me | Central Highlands, Vietnam | South Vietnamese-American victory |
| 1965 | Operation Hump | Biên Hòa, Vietnam | Allied victory |
| 8 November 1965 | Battle of Gang Toi | Đồng Nai, Vietnam | See Aftermath |
| 12 November 1965 | Battle of Ap Bau Bang | Vietnam | See Aftermath |
| 14 November 1965 | Battle of Ia Drang | Ia Drang River, Vietnam | See Effect and aftermath section |
| 1965 | Operation Harvest Moon | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Battle of Xa Cam My | Phước Tuy, Vietnam | Viet Cong claim victory |
| 1966 | Battle of A Shau | Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1966 | Operation Marauder | Plain of Reeds, Vietnam | Allied operational success |
| 1966 | Operation Lam Son II | Tân Khánh, Vietnam | Anti-communist political victory |
| 14 January 1966 | Operation Crimp | Củ Chi, Vietnam | See "Aftermath" |
| 1966 | Operation Masher | Bồng Sơn, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Battle of Bong Son | Bồng Sơn, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Shed Light | South Vietnam, Vietnam | Crash night-attack capability development program with few applicable... |
| 1966 | Operation Double Eagle | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Mastiff | Dầu Tiếng, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 23 February 1966 | Battle of Suoi Bong Trang | Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation New York | Huế, Vietnam | U.S. claims victory |
| 1966 | Operation Utah | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | U.S./ARVN victory |
| 1966 | Operation Silver City | Biên Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Oregon | Huế, Vietnam | U.S. victory |
| 1966 | Operation Texas | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | U.S./ARVN claim victory |
| 1966 | Operation Lincoln | Pleiku, Vietnam | U.S. victory |
| 1966 | Operation Harrison | Phu Yen, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Fillmore | Phu Yen, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Abilene | Phước Tuy, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Birmingham | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | U.S.-South Vietnamese tactical victory |
| 1966 | Operation Georgia | Quảng Nam, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Crazy Horse | Vĩnh Thạnh, Vietnam | See Assessment |
| 1966 | Operation Davy Crockett | Bồng Sơn, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation El Paso | Bình Long, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Hardihood | Phước Tuy, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Nathan Hale | Phu Yen, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Jay | Huế, Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 1966 | Operation Hastings | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam | South Vietnamese and U.S. victory |
| 1966 | Operation John Paul Jones | Phu Yen, Vietnam | inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Paul Revere | Vietnam | |
| 18 August 1966 | Battle of Long Tan | Long Tân, Vietnam | See aftermath |
| 1966 | Operation Colorado | Hiệp Đức, Vietnam | U.S./ARVN claim victory |
| 1966 | Operation Amarillo | Bình Dương, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1966 | Operation Seward | Phu Yen, Vietnam | U.S. operational success |
| 1966 | Operation Thayer | Bình Định, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Sea Dragon | South Vietnam, Vietnam | Disruption of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese supply and communication... |
| 1966 | Operation Macon | Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 1966 | Operation Geronimo | Phu Yen, Vietnam | |
| 1966 | Operation Fairfax | Gia Định, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Battle of Tra Binh Dong | Trà Bình, Vietnam | South Korean victory |
| 1967 | Battle of Tam Quan | Vietnam | US victory |
| 1967 | Operation Bolo | Vietnam | American Victory |
| 1967 | Operation Deckhouse Five | Bến Tre, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Operation Cedar Falls | Củ Chi, Vietnam | See Results and aftermath |
| 1967 | Operation Prairie | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam | See Aftermath |
| 1967 | Operation Gadsden | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Operation Pershing | Bình Định, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Enterprise (Vietnam) | Long An, Vietnam | |
| 17 February 1967 | Operation Bribie | Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Operation Junction City | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 28 February 1967 | Battle of Prek Klok I | Vietnam | U.S. victory |
| 10 March 1967 | Battle of Prek Klok II | Vietnam | US victory |
| 1967 | Operation Prairie II | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Battle of Ap Bau Bang II | Bàu Bàng, Vietnam | US victory |
| 21 March 1967 | Battle of Suoi Tre | South Vietnam, Vietnam | American victory |
| 1967 | Operation Desoto | Đức Phổ, Vietnam | See aftermath |
| 1967 | Operation Lejeune | Đức Phổ, Vietnam | US operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Prairie III | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam | US operational success |
| 1967 | Battle of Hill 881 | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | American victory |
| 1967 | Operations Malheur I and Malheur II | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | US operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Beaver Cage | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | U.S. victory |
| 1967 | Operation Union | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Prairie IV | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam | US operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Union II | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | U.S./South Vietnamese claim victory |
| 1967 | Operation Akron | Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Concordia | Mekong Delta, Vietnam | Allies claim victory |
| 1967 | Operation Buffalo | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | US declares victory; Launch of Operation Kingfisher |
| 1967 | Operation Hong Kil Dong | South Korean victory | |
| 1967 | Operation Diamond Head | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Hood River | Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 6 August 1967 | Battle of Suoi Chau Pha | Vietnam | Allied victory |
| 1967 | Operation Wheeler / Wallowa | Hiệp Đức, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Operation Swift | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | US & South Vietnamese victory |
| 1967 | Operation Bolling | Phu Yen, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Francis Marion | Pleiku, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 17 October 1967 | Battle of Ong Thanh | Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 1967 | Operation Medina | Hải Lăng, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1967 | Operation Osceola | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | First Battle of Loc Ninh | Lộc Ninh, Vietnam | American and South Vietnamese victory |
| 1967 | Operation Kingfisher | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | Both sides claim victory |
| 1967 | Operation Kentucky | Con Thien, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Lancaster | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | U.S. claims victory |
| 1967 | Operation Neosho | Huế, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 3 November 1967 | Battle of Dak To | Kon Tum, Vietnam | See "Aftermath" |
| 1967 | Operation Kien Giang 9-1 | Tiền Giang, Vietnam | U.S./ARVN claims operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Byrd | Bình Thuận, Vietnam | |
| 1967 | Operation Manchester | Tân Uyên, Vietnam | U.S. operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Yellowstone | Tây Ninh, Vietnam | U.S. operational success |
| 1967 | Operation Auburn | Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 1968 | Battle of Saigon | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | South Vietnamese-American victory; Communist attack repelled; North... |
| 1968 | Operation Niagara | Khe Sanh Combat Base, Vietnam | U.S estimate: 9,800–13,000 PAVN killed |
| 1968 | Operation Sealords | South Vietnam, Vietnam | Successful disruption of Viet Cong supply and communication lines. |
| 2 January 1968 | New Year's Day Battle of 1968 | South Vietnam, Vietnam | American victory |
| 21 January 1968 | Battle of Khe Sanh | Khe Sanh, Vietnam | Both sides claim victory: Siege partially relieved in April; North... |
| 1968 | Operation Jeb Stuart | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | |
| 23 January 1968 | Battle of Ban Houei Sane | Laos | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1968 | Operation Dragnet | Bình Định, Vietnam | Allies claim operational success |
| 1968 | Tet Offensive | South Vietnam, Vietnam | U.S. – South Vietnamese victory |
| 31 January 1968 | Battle of Quang Tri | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | South Vietnamese-American victory |
| 1968 | Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base | Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam | U.S./South Vietnamese victory |
| 1968 | Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh | Biên Hòa, Vietnam | US/South Vietnamese victory |
| 6 February 1968 | Battle of Lang Vei | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 11 February 1968 | Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack | Cholon, France | US/South Vietnamese victory |
| 1968 | Operation Coburg | Trảng Bom, Vietnam | AU−NZ claimed victory |
| 1968 | Action of 1 March 1968 | South Vietnam, Vietnam | United States/South Vietnamese victory |
| 2 March 1968 | Battle of Hue | Huế, Vietnam | American–South Vietnamese victory; Sustained damage to the Hue city... |
| 10 March 1968 | Battle of Lima Site 85 | Lima Site 85, Laos | North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao victory |
| 1968 | Operation Hop Tac I | Tiền Giang, Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 1968 | Operation Patrick | Bình Định, Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 6 May 1968 | Battle of An Bao | Bình Định, Vietnam | |
| 10 May 1968 | Battle of Kham Duc | Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 12 May 1968 | Battle of Coral–Balmoral | Vietnam | Australian victory |
| 1968 | Operation Delaware | A Shau Valley, Vietnam | US victory |
| 1968 | Operation Carentan | Huế, Vietnam | US operational success |
| 1968 | May Offensive | South Vietnam, Vietnam | American and South Vietnamese victory |
| 1968 | Operation Thor | Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success |
| 1968 | Operation Pocahontas Forest | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | Allies claim operational success |
| 1968 | Operation Somerset Plain | A Shau Valley, Vietnam | U.S./ARVN claim victory |
| 1968 | Phase III Offensive | South Vietnam, Vietnam | US / South Vietnamese victory |
| 1968 | Operation Mameluke Thrust | Happy Valley, Vietnam | |
| 1968 | Operation Burlington Trail | Quảng Nam, Vietnam | U.S. operational success |
| 1968 | Operation Lancaster II | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | U.S. operational success |
| 1968 | Operation Speedy Express | Mekong Delta, Vietnam | U.S. claims operational success; VC claims U.S. operational failure |
| 3 December 1968 | Battle of Hat Dich | Vietnam | Allied victory |
| 1969 | Operation Dewey Canyon | A Shau Valley, Vietnam | See "Aftermath" |
| 1969 | Operation Purple Martin | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | US claims operational success |
| 10 May 1969 | Battle of Hamburger Hill | Dong Ap Bia, Vietnam | Inconclusive |
| 1969 | Operation Oklahoma Hills | Quảng Nam, Vietnam | Allies claim operational success |
| 6 June 1969 | Battle of Binh Ba | Bình Ba, Vietnam | Australian victory |
| 1969 | Operation Apache Snow | A Shau Valley, Vietnam | |
| 1969 | Operation Virginia Ridge | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | US claims operational success |
| 1970 | Operation Freedom Deal | Cambodia | |
| 12 June 1970 | Battle of Kompong Speu | Cambodia | ARVN and Cambodian victory |
| 1970 | Battle of Prey Veng | Prey Veng Province, Cambodia | |
| 1 July 1970 | Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord | Vietnam | see Aftermath |
| 1970 | Operation Maeng Da | Xépôn, Laos | Unsuccessful Royalist attempt to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail |
| 1970 | Operation Pickens Forest | Quảng Nam, Vietnam | |
| 1970 | Operation Imperial Lake | Quế Sơn, Vietnam | |
| 1970 | Operation Jefferson Glenn | Huế, Vietnam | U.S. and South Vietnamese victory |
| 1970 | Operation Texas Star | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | Indecisive |
| 21 November 1970 | Operation Ivory Coast | Sơn Tây, Vietnam | Infiltration and retreat successful; Failure - No POWs to rescue at... |
| 1971 | Operation Lam Son 719 | Laos | See Aftermath |
| 28 March 1971 | Battle of FSB Mary Ann | Vietnam | Viet Cong victory |
| 30 May 1971 | Battle of Snuol | Cambodia | |
| 6 June 1971 | Battle of Long Khanh | Long Khánh, Vietnam | See Aftermath |
| 1971 | Battle of Nui Le | Phước Tuy, Vietnam | Australian and North Vietnamese tactical withdrawal |
| 30 March 1972 | First Battle of Quảng Trị | Quảng Trị, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 4 April 1972 | Battle of Loc Ninh | Lộc Ninh, Vietnam | Viet Cong–North Vietnamese victory |
| 19 April 1972 | Battle of Đồng Hới | Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1972 | Operation Pocket Money | Haiphong, Vietnam | United States victory; Successful blockade of North Vietnam |
| 9 June 1972 | Battle of Kontum | Kon Tum, Vietnam | South Vietnamese and U.S. victory |
| 28 June 1972 | Second Battle of Quảng Trị | Vietnam | South Vietnamese and U.S. victory |
| 1972 | Easter Offensive | South Vietnam, Vietnam | U.S. and South Vietnamese victory |
| 1972 | Operation Linebacker II | North Vietnam, Vietnam | Both sides claim victory |
| 1973 | Battle of Cửa Việt | Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 19 January 1974 | Battle of the Paracel Islands | Paracel Islands, People's Republic of China | Chinese victory |
| 1974 | Battle of Kampot | Kampot, Cambodia | Khmer Rouge victory; First;FANK Defense victory; Second;RAK occupied... |
| 1974 | Battle of Svay Rieng | Cambodia | |
| 16 May 1974 | Battle of the Iron Triangle | Iron Triangle, Vietnam | South Vietnamese victory |
| 12 December 1974 | Battle of Phuoc Long | Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1975 | 1975 spring offensive | South Vietnam, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory; Fall of Saigon to the PAVN and the Viet... |
| 1975 | Battle of Ban Me Thuot | Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1975 | Hue–Da Nang Campaign | Huế, Vietnam | North Vietnamese and Viet Cong victory; South Vietnamese retreat to... |
| 9 April 1975 | Battle of Xuan Loc | Xuân Lộc, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1975 | Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base | Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| 1975 | Operation Frequent Wind | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Successful evacuation |
| 30 April 1975 | Fall of Saigon | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | North Vietnamese victory |
| date unknown | Operation Ranch Hand | Vietnam |
Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Vietnam War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.