Battle of Lạng Sơn

When

16 Mar 1979

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

21.85° N, 106.76° E

Description

1979 battle of the Sino-Vietnamese War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1979 battle of the Sino-Vietnamese War

The Battle of Lạng Sơn was fought during the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War, days after the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) advanced 15 to 20 kilometres deep into the northern provinces of Vietnam. The fighting occurred primarily at the city of Lạng Sơn, a few kilometres from the Sino-Vietnamese border.

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• Sino-Vietnamese War17 Feb 1979 · Interstate war · Deaths 60,000