Battle of Koh Tang
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The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Koh Tang canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
controversy over necessity of the assault
ⓘ
debate over intelligence failures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koh Tang Island battle
ⓘ
Mayaguez incident ⓘ
surface form:
Mayaguez rescue operation
|
| belligerent |
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Kampuchea forces
Khmer Rouge ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties |
Khmer Rouge killed and wounded
ⓘ
U.S. killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause | seizure of SS Mayaguez ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
George S. Brown
ⓘ
John J. Burns ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | U.S. military memorials to Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| conflict | Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| date | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| endDate | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | off the coast of Cambodia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major U.S. combat action in Southeast Asia in the Vietnam era ⓘ |
| involves |
Khmer Rouge naval forces
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ helicopter assault landings ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Vietnam War
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War era
|
| locationDescription | Gulf of Thailand ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confusion over status of Mayaguez crew
ⓘ
friendly-fire incidents ⓘ heavy U.S. helicopter losses ⓘ |
| objective |
recovery of SS Mayaguez
ⓘ
rescue of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Khmer Rouge local commanders ⓘ |
| partOf | Mayaguez incident ⓘ |
| partOfOperation |
Mayaguez incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Mayaguez
|
| place | Koh Tang ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Phnom Penh
Fall of Saigon ⓘ |
| relatedTo | SS Mayaguez ⓘ |
| result |
release of SS Mayaguez crew
ⓘ
tactical stalemate ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-05-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Vietnam War withdrawal period ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
airmobile assault
ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ |
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