Battle of Lak Sao

When

Nov 1963 – Jan 1964

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

18.21° N, 105.00° E

Description

Laotian Civil War battle

Placed at the coordinates of its Vietnamese Wikipedia article.

1963–64 Laotian Civil War battle

The Battle of Lak Sao, fought between November 1963 and January 1964, was a major engagement of the Laotian Civil War. In November 1963, General Phoumi Nosavan, who held the reins of military power in the Kingdom of Laos, launched a military offensive against North Vietnamese invaders that cut across the northern panhandle of the nation. Although unsupported in this proxy action by his backers in the U.S.

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