battle, Cold War

Battle of Luang Namtha

Name: Battle of Luang Namtha
Location: Lūang Namthā, Laos

Battle of Luang Namtha was a battle fought in 1962 at Lūang Namthā, in what is now Laos. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lūang Namthā. It was part of the Laotian Civil War, which ran from 1959 to 1975. The recorded result: Victory for People's Army of Vietnam.

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Fought1962

WhereLūang Namthā, Laos20.950N, 101.400E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory for People's Army of Vietnam

BelligerentsKingdom of Laos; Republic of China; Supported by; United StatesagainstNorth Vietnam; Pathet Lao; Supported by; Soviet Union

Part ofLaotian Civil War1959 to 1975

Record

Date	1962 (year precision) to 1962
Place	Lūang Namthā, Laos 20.950N, 101.400E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	Northwestern Laos falls under Communist control
Commanders	Phoumi Nosavan Anthony Poshepny

Placed at Lūang Namthā; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Muong Khoua 1953, 116 km E
Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954, 174 km E
Battle of Lima Site 85 1968, 247 km E
Battle of Ban Pa Dong 1961, 272 km SE
Battle of Na San 1952, 275 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Ban Pa Dong 31 January 1961

Elsewhere in 1962

Battle of Luang Namtha 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 Q18356970, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Luang Namtha, revision 1379293458, 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.