Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Võ Nguyên Giáp

Battles of Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

Võ Nguyên Giáp is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1950 and 1975: 9 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Vietnam (8), Cambodia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,669 km apart end to end, 209 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Indochina War (7), Vietnam War (2).

Battle of Dong KheBattle of the Day RiverBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of Nghĩa LộBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Na SanBattle of Khe SanhFall of SaigonBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vinh YenBattle of Na SanBattle of Khe SanhFall of SaigonBangkokGuangzhouShenzhenChattogramYangonKaohsiungShantouPhnom PenhNaypyidawVientiane1000 km16.600N, 105.380E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 2 engagements1951: 3 engagements3 in 19511952: 2 engagements1968: 1 engagements1975: 1 engagements19501975
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Dong Khe, 1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4, 1950Battle of Vinh Yen, 1951Battle of the Day River, 1951Battle of Hoa Binh, 1951Battle of Nghĩa Lộ, 1952Battle of Na San, 1952Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968Fall of Saigon, 197519501975
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1950Battle of Dong KheVietnamViệt Minh victory
1950Battle of Route Coloniale 4Vietnam0 km NViệt Minh victory
1951Battle of Vinh YenVietnam152 km SWFrench Union victory
1951Battle of the Day RiverCambodia40 km SEFrench Union victory
10 November 1951Battle of Hoa BinhHòa Bình, Vietnam59 km SWViệt Minh victory; Viet Minh captured Hoà Bình; Abolishment...
1952Battle of Nghĩa LộNghĩa Lộ, Vietnam120 km NWViệt Minh victory
23 November 1952Battle of Na SanSơn La, Vietnam64 km SWFrench Union victory; French Union successful defense...
21 January 1968Battle of Khe SanhKhe Sanh, Vietnam581 km SEBoth sides claim victory: Siege partially relieved in...
30 April 1975Fall of SaigonHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam653 km SNorth Vietnamese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.