armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, from 1955 to 1975
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 1955 — 1975; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 1955
1955 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4568558 - 1956
1956 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4568871 - 1957
1957 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4569145 - 1958
1958 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4569486 - 1959
1959 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4569794 - 1959 — 1963
War in Vietnam (1959–1963)
On the map ↗ Source · Q7968620 - 1960
1960 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4570152 - 1961
1961 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4570559 - 1962
1962 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4570943 - 1963
1963 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4571313 - 2 January 1963
Battle of Ap Bac
On the map ↗ Source · Q280468 - 3 September 1963
Battle of Go Cong ↗
Source · Q4871119 - 1964
1964 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4571737 - 5 July 1964 — 6 July 1964
Battle of Nam Dong ↗
Source · Q550500 - 2 August 1964 — 4 August 1964
Gulf of Tonkin incident
On the map ↗ Source · Q482402 - 7 December 1964 — 9 December 1964
Battle of An Lao ↗
Source · Q3381201 - 28 December 1964 — 1 January 1965
Battle of Binh Gia ↗
Source · Q1320031 - 1965
Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass ↗
Source · Q10829732 - 1965
Operation Starlite ↗
Source · Q1477118 - 7 February 1965
Attack on Camp Holloway ↗
Source · Q2281540 - 10 May 1965 — 15 May 1965
Battle of Song Be ↗
Source · Q4872414 - 26 May 1965
Battle of Núi Thành ↗
Source · Q10829784 - 28 May 1965 — 31 May 1965
Battle of Ba Gia ↗
Source · Q4870376 - 9 June 1965 — 13 June 1965
Battle of Dong Xoai ↗
Source · Q588774 - 19 October 1965 — 25 October 1965
Siege of Plei Me ↗
Source · Q7510313 - 8 November 1965
Battle of Gang Toi ↗
Source · Q4871074 - 12 November 1965
Battle of Ap Bau Bang ↗
Source · Q10829718 - 14 November 1965 — 18 November 1965
Battle of Ia Drang
On the map ↗ Source · Q714749 - 1966
1966 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4572538 - 14 January 1966
Operation Crimp ↗
Source · Q2026028 - 28 January 1966 — 12 February 1966
Battle of Bong Son ↗
Source · Q4870513 - 23 February 1966 — 24 February 1966
Battle of Suoi Bong Trang ↗
Source · Q4872464 - 9 March 1966 — 10 March 1966
Battle of A Shau ↗
Source · Q378392 - 11 April 1966 — 12 April 1966
Battle of Xa Cam My ↗
Source · Q1465784 - 15 July 1966 — 3 August 1966
Operation Hastings ↗
Source · Q1519185 - 18 August 1966
Battle of Long Tan ↗
Source · Q259526 - 1967
1967 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4572926 - 8 January 1967 — 26 January 1967
Operation Cedar Falls ↗
Source · Q859217 - 14 February 1967 — 15 February 1967
Battle of Tra Binh Dong ↗
Source · Q487431 - 17 February 1967 — 18 February 1967
Operation Bribie ↗
Source · Q7096847 - 22 February 1967 — 14 May 1967
Operation Junction City ↗
Source · Q220882 - 28 February 1967
Battle of Prek Klok I ↗
Source · Q4872101 - 10 March 1967
Battle of Prek Klok II ↗
Source · Q4872103 - 11 March 1967 — 17 April 1975
Cambodian Civil War
On the map ↗ Source · Q817206 - 19 March 1967 — 20 March 1967
Battle of Ap Bau Bang II ↗
Source · Q4870316 - 21 March 1967
Battle of Suoi Tre ↗
Source · Q4872466 - 24 April 1967 — 11 May 1967
Battle of Hill 881 ↗
Source · Q1230358 - 6 August 1967
Battle of Suoi Chau Pha ↗
Source · Q4872465 - 11 October 1967
Operation Francis Marion ↗
Source · Q2026094 - 17 October 1967
Battle of Ong Thanh ↗
Source · Q4438395 - 29 October 1967 — 7 November 1967
First Battle of Loc Ninh ↗
Source · Q5452524 - 3 November 1967 — 23 November 1967
Battle of Dak To ↗
Source · Q901263 - 6 December 1967 — 20 December 1967
Battle of Tam Quan ↗
Source · Q29026936 - 1968
1968 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q16057029 - 1 January 1968 — 2 January 1968
New Year's Day Battle of 1968 ↗
Source · Q4438360 - 21 January 1968 — 9 July 1968
Battle of Khe Sanh
On the map ↗ Source · Q247253 - 23 January 1968 — 24 January 1968
Battle of Ban Houei Sane ↗
Source · Q4870406 - 30 January 1968 — 7 March 1968
Battle of Saigon ↗
Source · Q2889954 - 30 January 1968 — 3 March 1968
Battle of Hue
On the map ↗ Source · Q697053 - 30 January 1968 — 23 September 1968
Tet Offensive
On the map ↗ Source · Q82542 - 31 January 1968 — 6 February 1968
Battle of Quang Tri ↗
Source · Q4872138 - 6 February 1968 — 7 February 1968
Battle of Lang Vei ↗
Source · Q2889101 - 11 February 1968
Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack ↗
Source · Q55315763 - 1 March 1968
Action of 1 March 1968 ↗
Source · Q4677293 - 10 March 1968 — 11 March 1968
Battle of Lima Site 85 ↗
Source · Q4871558 - 6 May 1968
Battle of An Bao ↗
Source · Q55137601 - 10 May 1968 — 12 May 1968
Battle of Kham Duc ↗
Source · Q3381209 - 12 May 1968 — 6 June 1968
Battle of Coral–Balmoral ↗
Source · Q4870789 - December 1968
Operation Speedy Express ↗
Source · Q2026397 - 3 December 1968 — 19 February 1969
Battle of Hat Dich ↗
Source · Q4871194 - 1969
1969 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4573777 - 18 March 1969
Operation Dewey Canyon ↗
Source · Q1272544 - 10 May 1969 — 20 May 1969
Battle of Hamburger Hill
On the map ↗ Source · Q247395 - 6 June 1969 — 8 June 1969
Battle of Binh Ba ↗
Source · Q4870486 - 1970
1970 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4574278 - 12 June 1970 — 16 June 1970
Battle of Kompong Speu ↗
Source · Q4871478 - 15 June 1970
Battle of Prey Veng ↗
Source · Q4872107 - 1 July 1970 — 23 July 1970
Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord ↗
Source · Q3636297 - 21 November 1970
Operation Ivory Coast ↗
Source · Q692885 - 1971
1971 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4574793 - 8 February 1971 — 25 March 1971
Operation Lam Son 719
On the map ↗ Source · Q2095768 - 28 March 1971
Battle of FSB Mary Ann ↗
Source · Q1678423 - 30 May 1971
Battle of Snuol ↗
Source · Q4872400 - 6 June 1971 — 7 June 1971
Battle of Long Khanh ↗
Source · Q4871591 - 21 September 1971
Battle of Nui Le ↗
Source · Q4871925 - 1972
1972 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4575280 - 30 March 1972 — 1 May 1972
First Battle of Quảng Trị ↗
Source · Q2237223 - 4 April 1972 — 7 April 1972
Battle of Loc Ninh ↗
Source · Q4845763 - 19 April 1972
Battle of Đồng Hới ↗
Source · Q1760855 - 26 May 1972 — 27 May 1972
Battle of Kontum ↗
Source · Q4273438 - 28 June 1972 — 16 September 1972
Second Battle of Quảng Trị ↗
Source · Q4798235 - 18 December 1972 — 29 December 1972
Operation Linebacker II
On the map ↗ Source · Q486866 - 1973
1973 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4575847 - 23 January 1973 — 3 February 1973
War of the flags
On the map ↗ Source · Q60790770 - 25 January 1973 — 31 January 1973
Battle of Cửa Việt ↗
Source · Q18609062 - 27 January 1973
Paris Peace Accords
On the map ↗ Source · Q696802 - 16 August 1973 — 4 October 1973
Battle of Kâmpóng Cham ↗
Source · Q138748464 - 1974
1974 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4576367 - 19 January 1974
Battle of the Paracel Islands ↗
Source · Q784397 - 26 February 1974 — 2 April 1974
Battle of Kampot ↗
Source · Q4871377 - 27 March 1974 — 2 May 1974
Battle of Svay Rieng ↗
Source · Q4872471 - 16 May 1974 — 20 November 1974
Battle of the Iron Triangle ↗
Source · Q4872938 - 12 December 1974 — 6 January 1975
Battle of Phuoc Long ↗
Source · Q3616310 - 1975
1975 in the Vietnam War
On the map ↗ Source · Q4576921 - 3 March 1975 — 18 March 1975
Battle of Ban Me Thuot ↗
Source · Q2888227 - 5 March 1975 — 2 April 1975
Hue–Da Nang Campaign
On the map ↗ Source · Q3616301 - 9 April 1975 — 21 April 1975
Battle of Xuan Loc ↗
Source · Q487076 - 12 April 1975 — 17 April 1975
Fall of Phnom Penh ↗
Source · Q5759430 - 30 April 1975
Fall of Saigon
On the map ↗ Source · Q482456
Provenance and limits
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