Battle of Khe Sanh
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The Battle of Khe Sanh was a major and protracted siege in early 1968 in which U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces defended a remote base against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault, becoming one of the most famous and controversial engagements of the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Khe Sanh canonical | 10 |
| Battle of Khe Sanh (related phase) | 1 |
| Khe Sanh area | 1 |
| Khe Sanh campaign | 1 |
| Siege of Khe Sanh | 1 |
| Siege of Khe Sanh (1968) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath | abandonment of Khe Sanh base by U.S. forces in 1968 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam
ⓘ
Khe Sanh ⓘ
surface form:
Khe Sanh Combat Base
Route 9 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese Army
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commander |
John J. DaNang Greene
ⓘ
Lã Vĩnh Lợi ⓘ Robert E. Cushman Jr. ⓘ Trần Quý Hai ⓘ William Westmoreland ⓘ
surface form:
William C. Westmoreland
|
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controversy |
comparison to Battle of Dien Bien Phu
ⓘ
debate over strategic value of defending Khe Sanh ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| endDate | 1968-07-09 ⓘ |
| estimatedNorthVietnameseCasualties | thousands killed ⓘ |
| estimatedUSAndARVNCasualties | over 700 killed ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
26th Marine Regiment
ⓘ
3rd Marine Division ⓘ |
| location |
Khe Sanh
ⓘ
Quang Tri Province ⓘ
surface form:
Quảng Trị Province
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Operation Niagara
ⓘ
Operation Pegasus ⓘ heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ intensive air support ⓘ protracted siege ⓘ |
| opponent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Tet Offensive campaign context
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| result |
strategic North Vietnamese success
ⓘ
tactical U.S. and South Vietnamese defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-01-21 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
North Vietnamese attempt to overrun Khe Sanh base
ⓘ
defense of Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ |
| theater | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| used |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress bombers
artillery ⓘ close air support ⓘ ground forces ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Khe Sanh Description of subject: The Battle of Khe Sanh was a major and protracted siege in early 1968 in which U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces defended a remote base against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault, becoming one of the most famous and controversial engagements of the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khe Sanh area
this entity surface form:
Battle of Khe Sanh (related phase)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Khe Sanh
this entity surface form:
Siege of Khe Sanh (1968)
this entity surface form:
Khe Sanh campaign