battle, Cold War
Battle of Ban Pa Dong
Battle of Ban Pa Dong was a battle fought on 31 January 1961 in what is now Laos; it lasted 4 months. It was part of the Laotian Civil War, which ran from 1959 to 1975. The recorded result: Communists capture Royalist guerrilla training base.
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Record
| Date | 31 January 1961 to 6 June 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Laos 19.103N, 103.111E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | Substantial | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ban Dong 1971, 102 km SW
- Battle of Lima Site 85 1968, 162 km NE
- Battle of Muong Khoua 1953, 228 km N
- Battle of Na San 1952, 254 km N
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954, 254 km N
In the same war
- After: Battle of Luang Namtha 1962
Elsewhere in 1961
- Siege of Jadotville Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil Algeria
- Battle of Adal Eritrea
- Battle of Omal Eritrea
- Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia Tunisia
Battle of Ban Pa Dong is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Laos.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19839897, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ban Pa Dong, revision 1385594525, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.