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Battle of Móng Cái

Battle of Móng Cái was a battle fought in 1979 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Sino-Vietnamese War. The recorded result: Vietnamese victory.

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Fought1979
WhereVietnam21.530N, 107.968E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeVietnamese victory
BelligerentsChinaagainstVietnam
Casualties and lossesUnknown: 422 casualties at Cao Ba LanhandUnknown: 109 killed at Cao Ba Lanh <ref name=Phu
Part ofSino-Vietnamese War1979

Where it sits in the Sino-Vietnamese War

Battle of Lào Cai, 1979Battle of Cao Bằng, 1979Battle of Móng Cái, 1979Battle of Lạng Sơn, 197919791979Battle of Móng Cái, 1979
4 placed engagements of the Sino-Vietnamese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1979 (year precision)
PlaceVietnam
21.530N, 107.968E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesUnknown: 422 casualties at Cao Ba LanhUnknown: 109 killed at Cao Ba Lanh <ref name=Phu
Battle of Móng CáiBattle of Móng CáiBattle of Nui BopBattle of Bang BoBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bach Dang RiverBattle of Nui BopBattle of Bang BoBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle of Bach Dang RiverQinzhouPingxiangThái BìnhCao Bằng100 km21.530N, 107.968E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Móng Cái is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q23020689, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Móng Cái, revision 1375665117, 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.