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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Ban Dong was a major battle of the Vietnam War that took place in Laos, involving the North and South Vietnamese armies. The battle lasted from February 8 to March 20, 1971. February 8 - March 25, 1971
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| Strength | - Philippines: 50
- Australia : 2000
- New Zealand: 100
- South Korea: 45,700
- South Vietnam: 1,046,250
- Thailand: 6000
- United States: 158,120
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| Caption | - Fire Support Base Lolo falls to PAVN forces during Operation Lam Son 719
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| Casualties | - US: 2,357 killed South Vietnam: Killed
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| combatant | - United States
- Republic of China
- Anti-Communist forces:
- Communist forces:
- Khmer Rouge
- Kingdom of Laos
- Pathet Lao
- Viet Cong
- Khmer Republic
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| abstract | - The Battle of Ban Dong was a major battle of the Vietnam War that took place in Laos, involving the North and South Vietnamese armies. The battle lasted from February 8 to March 20, 1971. February 8 - March 25, 1971 Operation Lam Son 719 () was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The objective of the campaign was the disruption of a possible future offensive by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), whose logistical system within Laos was known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail (the Truong Son Road to North Vietnam).
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