battle, Cold War
Battle of Saigon
Battle of Saigon was a battle fought in 1968 at Ho Chi Minh City, in what is now Vietnam. It was part of the Vietnam War, which ran from 1955 to 1975.
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Record
| Date | 1968 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10.767N, 106.667E | |
| Part of | Vietnam War (1955 to 1975) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | South Vietnamese-American victory; Communist attack repelled; North Vietnamese political and propaganda success; Increased anti-war sentiment in the United States | |
| Belligerents | South Vietnam; United States; Australia | Viet Cong; North Vietnam |
| Commanders | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu; William Westmoreland; Robert McNamara | Trần Độ; Trần Văn Trà |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 1,100 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ky Hoa 1861, same recorded site
- Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack 1968, 1.2 km
- Battle of South Saigon 1968, 2.6 km
- Fall of Saigon 1975, 3.4 km
- Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy 1968, 4.1 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Dak To 3 November 1967
- After: New Year's Day Battle of 1968 2 January 1968
- All 57 engagements of Vietnam War
Elsewhere in 1968
- Battle of Karameh Jordan
- Battle for Czechoslovak Radio Czech Republic
- Battle of Dai Do Vietnam
- Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy Vietnam
- Battle of Bến Tre Vietnam
Battle of Saigon is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 95 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889954, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saigon (1968), revision 1370273346, 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.