General Offensive and Uprising

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General Offensive and Uprising is the Vietnamese codename for the 1968 Tet Offensive, a major coordinated series of attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf codename
event in the Vietnam War
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Tet Offensive
characterizedAs coordinated series of attacks
surprise attack
conflictBetween Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

South Vietnam
coordinatedBy Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN)
Government of North Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnamese leadership
endDate 1968-09-23
followedBy Mini-Tet offensives of 1968
hasCasualties heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties
significant U.S. and ARVN casualties
significant civilian casualties
hasCodenameLanguage Vietnamese
impact damaged credibility of U.S. government statements about progress
eroded U.S. public support for the war
turning point in the Vietnam War
influenced U.S. domestic politics in 1968
decision of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson not to seek reelection
involvesForce Army of the Republic of Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam
United States Armed Forces
Viet Cong
mediaCoverage extensive international television coverage
namedAfter Tet holiday
surface form: Tết Nguyên Đán (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)
notableBattle Battle of Hue
surface form: Battle of Huế

Battle of Khe Sanh
notableIncident attack on U.S. Embassy in Saigon
numberOfAttacks over 100 towns and cities attacked
opposedBy Nguyen Van Thieu
surface form: General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

William Westmoreland
surface form: General William C. Westmoreland
partOf Vietnam War
plannedDuring 1967
precededBy 1967 border battles in South Vietnam
result strategic and psychological victory for North Vietnam
tactical defeat for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces
startDate 1968-01-30
strategicObjective break U.S. will to continue the war
spark general uprising in South Vietnam
undermine South Vietnamese government
tookPlaceIn Central Highlands
Huế
Khe Sanh
surface form: Khe Sanh area

Mekong Delta
Saigon
South Vietnam
usedTactic attacks on U.S. and ARVN bases
coordinated attacks on provincial capitals
urban assaults

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Tet Offensive codename General Offensive and Uprising