Battle of Pleiku
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The Battle of Pleiku was a 1965 Viet Cong attack on a U.S. base in Vietnam’s Central Highlands that prompted major American escalation and the sustained bombing campaign known as Operation Rolling Thunder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pleiku canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5979147 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pleiku Context triple: [Central Highlands, notableBattle, Battle of Pleiku]
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A.
Battle of Xuan Loc
The Battle of Xuan Loc was the last major engagement of the Vietnam War, where South Vietnamese forces mounted a final, intense defense against the advancing North Vietnamese Army before the fall of Saigon.
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B.
Battle of Phuoc Long
The Battle of Phuoc Long was a pivotal 1974–1975 engagement in the Vietnam War in which North Vietnamese forces captured Phuoc Long Province, revealing the weakness of South Vietnamese defenses and foreshadowing the final offensive against Saigon.
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C.
Battle of Con Thien
The Battle of Con Thien was a protracted and intense 1967 Vietnam War engagement near the Demilitarized Zone, marked by heavy artillery duels, siege-like conditions, and significant U.S. Marine and North Vietnamese casualties.
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D.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
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E.
Battle of Khe Sanh
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pleiku Target entity description: The Battle of Pleiku was a 1965 Viet Cong attack on a U.S. base in Vietnam’s Central Highlands that prompted major American escalation and the sustained bombing campaign known as Operation Rolling Thunder.
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A.
Battle of Xuan Loc
The Battle of Xuan Loc was the last major engagement of the Vietnam War, where South Vietnamese forces mounted a final, intense defense against the advancing North Vietnamese Army before the fall of Saigon.
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B.
Battle of Phuoc Long
The Battle of Phuoc Long was a pivotal 1974–1975 engagement in the Vietnam War in which North Vietnamese forces captured Phuoc Long Province, revealing the weakness of South Vietnamese defenses and foreshadowing the final offensive against Saigon.
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C.
Battle of Con Thien
The Battle of Con Thien was a protracted and intense 1967 Vietnam War engagement near the Demilitarized Zone, marked by heavy artillery duels, siege-like conditions, and significant U.S. Marine and North Vietnamese casualties.
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D.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
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E.
Battle of Khe Sanh
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aircraftDestroyedOrDamaged | more than 20 U.S. aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Attack on Camp Holloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker |
People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
NERFINISHED
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Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
North Vietnam (indirect support)
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South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesUS |
8 killed
ⓘ
over 100 wounded ⓘ |
| causeOf |
major American escalation in Vietnam War
ⓘ
sustained U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam ⓘ |
| commanderSouthVietnam | Nguyễn Khánh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderUS | William C. Westmoreland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderVietCong | unknown ⓘ |
| conflictType | Vietnam War engagement ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1965-02-07 ⓘ |
| defender |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1965-02-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Flaming Dart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Rolling Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | South Vietnam interior ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| location |
Camp Holloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Highlands of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUS |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Pleiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveOfAttackers |
damage U.S. aircraft and facilities
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inflict U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| region | Gia Lai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. strategic escalation
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Viet Cong tactical success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-02-07 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | used by Lyndon B. Johnson administration to justify escalation ⓘ |
| target |
Camp Holloway airfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. base at Pleiku ⓘ |
| theater | Central Highlands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack |
mortar and sapper attack
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nighttime ground assault ⓘ |
| USPresidentAtTime | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1965 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Pleiku Description of subject: The Battle of Pleiku was a 1965 Viet Cong attack on a U.S. base in Vietnam’s Central Highlands that prompted major American escalation and the sustained bombing campaign known as Operation Rolling Thunder.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.