Battle of An Lộc
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The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of An Lộc canonical | 6 |
| Battle of An Loc | 1 |
| North Vietnamese failed to seize An Lộc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1170953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of An Lộc Context triple: [Easter Offensive, notableBattle, Battle of An Lộc]
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Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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B.
Battle of Xuan Loc
The Battle of Xuan Loc was the last major engagement of the Vietnam War, where South Vietnamese forces mounted a final, intense defense against the advancing North Vietnamese Army before the fall of Saigon.
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C.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
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D.
Nguyen Hue Offensive
The Nguyen Hue Offensive, better known as the Easter Offensive, was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a decisive 1954 confrontation in Vietnam in which Viet Minh forces defeated the French, leading to the end of French colonial rule in Indochina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of An Lộc Target entity description: The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
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A.
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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B.
Battle of Xuan Loc
The Battle of Xuan Loc was the last major engagement of the Vietnam War, where South Vietnamese forces mounted a final, intense defense against the advancing North Vietnamese Army before the fall of Saigon.
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C.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
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D.
Nguyen Hue Offensive
The Nguyen Hue Offensive, better known as the Easter Offensive, was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a decisive 1954 confrontation in Vietnam in which Viet Minh forces defeated the French, leading to the end of French colonial rule in Indochina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| airSupportProvider |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress bombers
tactical fighter-bombers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
large civilian casualties
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mass displacement of civilians ⓘ severe destruction of town ⓘ |
| commander |
Lê Văn Hưng
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Nguyễn Huệ (PAVN offensive namesake, not field commander) ⓘ Nguyễn Văn Minh ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1972-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1972-04-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued fighting in Easter Offensive elsewhere in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| front | South Vietnam ground war ⓘ |
| location |
An Lộc
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Binh Long Province ⓘ
surface form:
Bình Long Province
South Vietnam ⓘ |
| operationName | Nguyen Hue Offensive ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese Army
|
| partOf | Easter Offensive ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial phase of 1972 Easter Offensive in I Corps and II Corps ⓘ |
| result |
North Vietnamese assault repulsed
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South Vietnamese and U.S. defensive victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated importance of U.S. air power after ground troop withdrawals
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key defensive victory for South Vietnam during Easter Offensive ⓘ major test of Vietnamization policy ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of An Lộc by North Vietnamese forces
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defense of Route 13 ⓘ defense of approach to Saigon ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Military Assistance Advisory Group ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army advisors
|
| tacticalOutcome |
ARVN maintained control of town center
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Battle of An Lộc self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese failed to seize An Lộc
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| theater |
Indochinese Peninsula
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surface form:
Indochina
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| typeOfEngagement |
siege
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urban combat ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
air support
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armored assault ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ close air support ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
air-delivered ordnance
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heavy artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of An Lộc Description of subject: The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
Referenced by (8)
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