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.

Aliases (2)

Battle of LZ X-Ray ×1
Ia Drang Valley ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
authorsOfAccount	Harold G. Moore → Joseph L. Galloway →
belligerent	North Vietnam → South Vietnam → 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 → Hal Moore → Nguyen Huu An →
conflict	Vietnam War →
country	South Vietnam →
date	1965 →
describedIn	We Were Soldiers Once... and Young →
endDate	1965-11-18 →
hasSubBattle	Battle of LZ Albany → Battle of LZ X-Ray →
locatedIn	Central Highlands, South Vietnam → Pleiku Province →
militaryUnit	1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) → 32nd Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam → 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	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 (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Ia Drang ("Battle of LZ X-Ray") →	hasSubBattle
Vietnam War →	notableBattle
Battle of Ia Drang ("Ia Drang Valley") →	place