Battle of Ia Drang

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Ia Drang was a pivotal 1965 engagement between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces that marked the first major large-scale helicopter air assault and set the tone for American ground combat in the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Ia Drang canonical	14
Battle of LZ X-Ray	3
Ia Drang Valley	3
Ia Drang Valley campaign	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
authorsOfAccount	Lieutenant General Hal Moore ⓘ surface form: Harold G. Moore Joseph L. Galloway ⓘ
belligerent	Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualties	over 1,000 North Vietnamese killed (U.S. estimate) ⓘ over 200 U.S. killed ⓘ over 300 U.S. wounded ⓘ
commander	Chu Huy Man ⓘ Lieutenant General Hal Moore ⓘ surface form: Hal Moore Nguyen Huu An ⓘ
conflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
country	Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam
date	1965 ⓘ
describedIn	We Were Soldiers Once... and Young ⓘ
endDate	1965-11-18 ⓘ
hasSubBattle	Battle of LZ Albany ⓘ Battle of Ia Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of LZ X-Ray
locatedIn	Central Highlands, South Vietnam ⓘ Pleiku Province ⓘ
militaryUnit	1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ 32nd Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: 33rd Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ⓘ 66th Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
notableFor	first large-scale helicopter air assault by U.S. forces ⓘ first major battle between U.S. forces and North Vietnamese regulars ⓘ
opponent	Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
partOf	Pleiku Campaign ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
place	Battle of Ia Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ia Drang Valley
portrayedIn	film We Were Soldiers ⓘ
precededBy	attacks on Plei Me camp ⓘ
result	both sides claimed victory ⓘ inconclusive ⓘ
startDate	1965-11-14 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	convinced North Vietnamese leadership that attrition strategy could work against U.S. ⓘ influenced U.S. escalation and reliance on air mobility in Vietnam ⓘ
tacticalSignificance	demonstrated effectiveness of airmobile tactics ⓘ
terrain	jungle ⓘ mountainous region ⓘ
typeOfOperation	airmobile operation ⓘ search and destroy operation ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ close air support ⓘ helicopter gunships ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vietnam War → notableBattle → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Battle of Ia Drang → place → Battle of Ia Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ia Drang Valley

Battle of Ia Drang → hasSubBattle → Battle of Ia Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of LZ X-Ray

Lieutenant General Hal Moore → battle → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

subject surface form: Hal Moore

Central Highlands → notableBattle → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Central Highlands, South Vietnam → sawBattle → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Pleiku Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

7th Cavalry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young → subject → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young → timeSpanCovered → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

film We Were Soldiers → subject → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

subject surface form: We Were Soldiers

film We Were Soldiers → setInPlace → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

subject surface form: We Were Soldiers

this entity surface form: Ia Drang Valley

Battle of LZ Albany → partOf → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Battle of LZ Albany → location → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ia Drang Valley

Battle of LZ Albany → precededBy → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of LZ X-Ray

Battle of LZ Albany → relatedEvent → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of LZ X-Ray

66th Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam → notableEngagement → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Joseph L. Galloway → notableEvent → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Joseph L. Galloway → participatedIn → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

Joseph L. Galloway → wroteAbout → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ia Drang Valley campaign

1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) → engagement → Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ