Indochina wars

1946 – 1989 · Southeast Asia

Communist forces, led mainly by Vietnamese communists, fought French, Vietnamese nationalist, American and other opponents across Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The wars covered several decades and ended in communist rule across the region.

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Royal Thai Air Force

Battles 3

First Indochina War December 19, 1946 – August 1, 1954 · Viet Minh victory
- Battle of Hanoi (1946) December 19, 1946 – February 18, 1947
- Battle of Cao Bằng (1949) October 1947 – September 4, 1949 · Việt Minh victory
- Operation Léa October 7 – November 8, 1947 · French operational failure
- Élysée Accords March 8, 1949
- Battle of Route Coloniale 4 September 16 – October 18, 1950 · Việt Minh victory
- Battle of Vĩnh Yên January 13–17, 1951 · French Union victory
- Battle of Mạo Khê March 23–28, 1951 · French Union victory
- Battle of the Day River June 18, 1951 · French Union victory
- Battle of Nghĩa Lộ (1951) October 3–10, 1951 · French Union victory
- Battle of Hòa Bình November 10, 1951 – February 25, 1952 · Việt Minh victory
- Operation Lorraine October 29 – November 8, 1952 · French victory
- Battle of Nà Sản November 23 – December 2, 1952 · French Union successful defense
- Operation Adolphe April 1953
- Operation Camargue July 28 – August 10, 1953 · French Union victory
- Operation Castor November 20–22, 1953 · Successful establishment of the Dien Bien Phu outpost by the French Union
- Operation Atlante January 20, 1954 – March 1954 · Aborted
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu March 13 – May 7, 1954 · Viet Minh victory
- Battle of Mang Yang Pass June 24 – July 17, 1954 · Việt Minh victory
Vietnam War November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
- North Vietnamese invasion of Laos 1958 – 1959 · Beginning of the Ho Chi Minh trail
- Operation Sunrise (Vietnam War) March 22 – April 30, 1962 · South Vietnam tactical victory
- Battle of Ap Bac January 2, 1963 · Viet Cong victory
- Battle of Gò Công September 3, 1963 · South Vietnamese victory
- 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état November 1, 1963
- Battle of Hiep Hoa November 22, 1963 · Viet Cong/North Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Long Dinh February 26, 1964 · South Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Kien Long April 12–20, 1964 · South Vietnamese victory; successful Viet Cong withdrawal
- Operation Quyet Thang 202 April 27 – May 27, 1964 · South Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Nam Dong July 5–6, 1964 · South Vietnam and United States victory
- Operation Pierce Arrow August 5, 1964
- Battle of An Lão December 7–9, 1964 · Viet Cong victory
- Operation Barrel Roll December 14, 1964 – March 29, 1973 · Strategic US failure * US failure to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Battle of Binh Gia December 28, 1964 – January 1, 1965 · VC/PAVN victory
- Operation Starlite 1965 · Both sides claim victory
- Operation Flaming Dart February 7–24, 1965 · Set a precedent for more systematic bombing under Operation Rolling Thunder
- Attack on Camp Holloway February 7, 1965 · Viet Cong victory United States launched Operation Flaming Dart in retaliation.
- Operation Market Time February 16, 1965 · Successful blockade by South Vietnam.
- Battle of Ba Gia May 28–31, 1965 · Viet Cong victory
- Battle of Đồng Xoài June 9–13, 1965 · Viet Cong victory
- Battle of Ia Drang November 14–18, 1965
- Operation Crimp January 14, 1966
- Battle of Xã Cẩm Mỹ April 11–12, 1966 · Viet Cong claim victory
- Operation Birmingham April 24 – May 17, 1966 · U.S.-South Vietnamese tactical victory
- Battle of Long Tan August 18, 1966
- Operation Bolo January 2, 1967 · American Victory
- Operation Cedar Falls January 8–26, 1967
- Battle of Trà Bình February 14–15, 1967 · South Korean victory
- The Hill Fights April 24 – May 11, 1967 · American victory
- Battle of Ong Thanh October 17, 1967 · Viet Cong victory
- Battle of Dak To November 3–23, 1967
- New Year's Day battle of 1968 January 1–2, 1968 · American victory
- Siege of Khe Sanh January 21 – July 9, 1968 · Both sides claim victory
- Tet Offensive January 30 – September 23, 1968 · U.S. – South Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Saigon (1968) January 30 – March 7, 1968
- Battle of Huế January 31 – March 2, 1968 · American–South Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Lang Vei February 6–7, 1968 · North Vietnamese victory
- Mỹ Lai massacre March 16, 1968
- May Offensive April 29 – May 30, 1968 · American and South Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Kham Duc May 10–12, 1968 · North Vietnamese victory
- Operation Speedy Express December 1968 · U.S. claims operational success VC claims U.S. operational failure
- Operation Menu March 18, 1969 – May 26, 1970
- Operation Dewey Canyon March 18, 1969 · U.S. tactical victory
- Battle of Hamburger Hill May 10–20, 1969 · Inconclusive
- Cambodian campaign April 29 – July 22, 1970 · State of Cambodia/ARVN/US Victory
- Operation Freedom Deal May 19, 1970 – August 15, 1973
- Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord July 1–23, 1970
- Operation Ivory Coast November 21, 1970 · Infiltration and retreat successful
- Operation Lam Son 719 February 8 – March 25, 1971
- Battle of FSB Mary Ann March 28, 1971 · Viet Cong victory
- Battle of Long Khánh June 6–7, 1971
- Easter Offensive March 30 – October 22, 1972 · U.S. and South Vietnamese victory
  - Battle of An Lộc April 13 – July 20, 1972 · South Vietnamese and US victory
  - Second Battle of Quảng Trị June 28 – September 16, 1972 · South Vietnamese and U.S. victory
- First Battle of Quảng Trị March 30 – May 1, 1972 · North Vietnamese victory
- Battle of An Lộc April 13 – July 20, 1972 · South Vietnamese and US victory
- Battle of Kontum May 26–27, 1972 · South Vietnamese and U.S. victory
- Second Battle of Quảng Trị June 28 – September 16, 1972 · South Vietnamese and U.S. victory
- Operation Linebacker II December 18–29, 1972 · Both sides claim victory
- Paris Peace Accords January 27, 1973
- Battle of the Paracel Islands January 19, 1974 · Chinese victory
- Battle of Kampot February 26 – April 2, 1974 · First;FANK Defense victory
- Battle of Phước Long December 12, 1974 – January 6, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
- 1975 spring offensive December 13, 1974 – April 30, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
  - Battle of Xuân Lộc April 9–21, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Ban Me Thuot March 3–18, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
- Battle of Xuân Lộc April 9–21, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
- East Sea Campaign April 9–29, 1975 · North Vietnamese victory
Third Indochina War May 1, 1975 – October 23, 1991 · 1991 Paris Peace Accords
- Insurgency in Laos December 2, 1975
- Cambodian–Vietnamese War December 21, 1978 – September 26, 1989 · 1991 Paris Peace Accords
  - Vietnamese border raids in Thailand 1979 · Status quo ante bellum
- Sino-Vietnamese War February 17 – March 16, 1979 · Status quo ante bellum, both sides claim victory