List of wars involving Vietnam
This is a list of wars involving the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its predecessor states.
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Pre-modern[]
Ancient (–111 BC)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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(257 BC?) |
Lạc Việt tribe | Âu Việt tribe | Lac Viet was annexed into Au Viet.
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Baiyue-Qin War
(221 BCE – 214 BCE) |
Baiyue tribes
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Qin Empire | Partial victory
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(207 BCE or 179 BCE) |
Âu Lạc under Thục dynasty | Nanyue under Triệu dynasty | Defeat
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Han–Nanyue War
(111 BCE) |
Nanyue under Triệu dynasty | Han Empire | Defeat
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Dominated (111 BC–905 AD)[]
First and Second Chinese Domination (111 BC – 544 AD)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Trung sisters' rebellion
(40–43) |
Trưng Sisters rebels in Lingnan | Han Empire | Rebellion defeated
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Jiaozhi revolts
(100, 136–144 AD) |
Chamic revolt in Rinan, by 136 it had been spreading to Jiaozhi. | Han dynasty | Rebellion defeated |
Jiuzhen revolt
(157 AD) |
Chu Đạt rebels in Jiuzhen | Han dynasty | Rebellion defeated |
Wuhu revolt
(178–181) |
Liang Long rebels in Hepu and Jiaozhi | Han dynasty | Rebellion defeated |
Independence of Champa
(192) |
Khu Liên revolts in Xianglin (Hue), southern part of Rinan | Han dynasty | Rebellion success, creation of the first Cham kingdom of Lâm Ấp. |
Lady Triệu Revolt
(248) |
Lady Triệu rebels in Jiuzhen | Wu | Rebellion defeated
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Jin–Wu war
(263–280) |
Anti-Wu rebels in Jiaozhi, backed by Jin dynasty | Wu | Jin victory
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(399–431) |
Jin dynasty | Lâm Ấp | Jin victory
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(445–446) |
Liu Song dynasty | Lâm Ấp | Liu Song victory
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Lý Bí Revolt
(542–545) |
Lý Bí rebels in Jiaozhi | Liang | Victory
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Early Lý Dynasty (545–602)[]
Conflict | Early Lý Dynasty
and allies |
Opponents | Result |
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Sui-Van Xuan War
(545–602) |
Vạn Xuân under Early Lý dynasty | Sui | Defeat
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Third Chinese Domination (602–905)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Sui–Lâm Ấp war
(605) |
Lâm Ấp | Sui dynasty | Sui victory
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(679) |
's Li rebels | Tang dynasty | Tang victory |
Mai Thúc Loan Revolt
(722–23) |
Mai Thúc Loan rebels in Annan | Great Tang | Tang victory |
(726–28) |
rebels in modern-day China-Vietnam borderlands | Great Tang | Tang victory |
(767, 774 & 787) |
Javanese raiders | Tang dynasty, Champa | Tang victory |
(791) |
Phùng Hưng rebels in Annan | Great Tang | Defeat |
Tang–Nanzhao war
(846–866) |
Nanzhao and local rebels in Northern Vietnam | Great Tang | Tang victory
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Dynastic (905–1887)[]
List of wars and conflicts that had been fought on or by various historical political entities in modern-day Vietnam.
Medieval Vietnam (905–1527)[]
- Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)
- Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (944–967)
- Khmer–Cham war (950)
- First Song-Đại Việt War (981)
- Champa–Đại C��� Việt war (982)
- Nong Zhigao rebellions (1040–1055)
- or Lý Thái Tông's raid in Champa
- Second Song–Đại Việt war (1075–77)
- Khmer–Cham war (1074–1080)
- Đại Việt-Khmer War (1128–1150)
- Khmer invasion of Champa (1145–1149)
- Harivarman I vs Vamsaräja (1150)
- Cham invasion of Angkor (1177–1181)
- Jayavarman VII's conquest of Champa (1190–1203)
- First Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1257–58)
- Mongol invasion of Champa (1283–85)
- Second Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1285)
- Third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt (1287–88)
- (1313)
- (1335)
- Champa–Đại Việt War (1367–1390)
- Ming conquest of Đại Việt (1406–1407)
- Later Trần revolts (1408–1413)
- Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1428)
- (1421)
- Đại Việt–Ngưu Hống war (1432–1433)
- Champa–Đại Việt War (1471) or Vietnamese conquest of Northern Champa.
- Đại Việt–Lan Xang War (1479–84)
- Trần Cảo Rebellion (1516–1521)
Early Modern (1527–1887)[]
- Lê-Mạc War (1533–1677)
- Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1627–1672)
- Cambodian Civil War (1714–1717)
- Cambodian Civil War (1747–1750)
- Nguyễn–Thonburi war (1769–1773)
- Tây Sơn rebellion (1771–1789)
- Tây Sơn–Siam war (1785)
- (1786)
- (1787–88)
- Qing (Chinese) intervention (1788–89)
- Second Tây Sơn–Nguyễn war (1789–1802)
- Tây Sơn–Vientiane war (1790–91): Tây Sơn invaded the Kingdom of Vientiane.
- Vietnamese invasions of Cambodia (1813–45)
- Ja Lidong's Rebellion (1822–23)
- Phan Bá Vành's Rebellion (1825–1827)
- Nông Văn Vân's Rebellion (1833–35)
- Lê Văn Khôi revolt (1833–35)
- Ja Thak Wa uprising (1834–1835)
- (1854–56)
- (1850s–1870s)
- French conquest of Vietnam (1858–87)
- Cochinchina Campaign (1858–1862)
- (1861–65)
- Văn Thân movement (1864–1885)
- Tonkin Campaign (1883–1889)
- Sino–French War (1884–1885)
Colonial[]
French Indochina (1887–1954)[]
Conflict | French Indochina and allies |
Opponents | Result |
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Cần Vương Rebellion
(1885–1896) |
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Cần Vương forces | Victory
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Yên Thế Insurrection
(1884–1913) |
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Hoàng Hoa Thám forces | Victory
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Franco-Siamese War
(1893) |
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Victory
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Cochinchina uprising
(1916) |
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Victory
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Thái Nguyên uprising
(1917) |
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Thái Nguyên rebels | Victory
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Yên Bái mutiny
(1930) |
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Victory
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Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets
(1930–1931) |
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Victory
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Japanese invasion of Indochina (1940) | ![]() ![]() |
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Defeat
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Franco-Thai War
(1940–1941) |
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Military Indecisive Thai political victory
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Republic[]
North Vietnam (1945–1976)[]
Conflict | Vietnam and allies |
Opponents | Result | General Secretary |
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Chinese troops enter Vietnam (1945) | ![]() |
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Victory
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Hồ Chí Minh |
Partisan conflict of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1947) | ![]()
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National Union Front, formed in Nanking
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Victory
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Operation Masterdom
(1945–1946) |
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Defeat
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First Indochina War
(1946–1954)[a] |
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Supported by: |
Victory
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Operation Shiwan Dashan (1949) | ![]()
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Victory
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Vietnam War
(1955–1975)[b] |
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Victory
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Hồ Chí Minh (until 2 September 1969) |
Laotian Civil War
(1959–1975) |
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Victory
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Cambodian Civil War
(1967–1975) |
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Victory
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State of Vietnam and South Vietnam (1945–1975)[]
Conflict | Vietnam and allies |
Opponents | Result | President |
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First Indochina War
(1946–1954)[c] |
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Defeat
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Battle of Saigon (1955) | ![]() |
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Victory | |
1955 State of Vietnam referendum | ![]()
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Change of government
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Vietnam War
(1955–1975) |
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Defeat
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1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt | ![]()
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Victory
Coup attempt defeated |
Ngô Đình Diệm |
Buddhist crisis | ![]() |
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Change of government
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1963 South Vietnamese coup | ![]() ![]()
Supported by:
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Defeat
Coup successful
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Montagnard Rebellion | ![]() |
BAJARAKA | Victory | |
January 1964 South Vietnamese coup | ![]() |
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Defeat
Coup successful
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September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt | ![]() |
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Victory
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December 1964 South Vietnamese coup | ![]() |
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Defeat
High National Council dissolved Nguyễn Khánh political victory |
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1965 South Vietnamese coup | ![]() |
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Victory
Original coup failed; Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Nguyễn Chánh Thi then forced Nguyễn Khánh from power and into exile |
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Buddhist Uprising | ![]() |
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Victory | |
Northeast Cay (1968) | ![]() |
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Defeat
Philippines capture Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands |
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Southwest Cay (1970) | ![]() |
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Victory
South Vietnam recapture Southwest Cay in Spratly Islands | |
Battle of the Paracel Islands | ![]() |
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Defeat
China capture Paracel Islands |
Vietnam[]
Conflict | Vietnam and allies |
Opponents | Result | General Secretary |
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Insurgency in the Central Highlands
(1975–1992) |
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Victory
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Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986)
Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) |
Insurgency in Laos
(1975–2007) |
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Victory
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Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986)
Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) |
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
(1977–1989)[d] |
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Victory
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Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986)
Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) |
Sino-Vietnamese War
(1979) |
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Stalemate
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Lê Duẩn |
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979–91
(1979–1991) |
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Inconclusive
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Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986)
Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) |
Johnson South Reef Skirmish | ![]() |
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Defeat
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Nguyễn Văn Linh |
Thai–Laotian Border War
(1987–1988) |
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Victory
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Lê Duẩn (until 10 July 1986)
Trường Chinh (until 18 December 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (until 28 June 1991) |
MT Zafirah hijacking | ![]() |
Indonesian pirates[17] | Victory
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Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking | ![]()
Other aid/standby forces:
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Indonesian pirates[20][21] | Victory
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Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff | ![]()
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Victory
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Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
Notes[]
- ^ Official start date at December 19, 1946, when France captured Hanoi. However, the conflict started already in September 1945, when British troops took Saigon during Operation Masterdom. The Haiphong conflict, lasting from March 3, 1946 until 1947, also lead to tensions between France and China.
- ^ Start date remains disputed, but North Vietnam did not intervene before 1959. Includes the Laotian Civil War, the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos and the Cambodian Civil War. First battle between the South Vietnamese army and FNL occurred at September 26, 1959; Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954–1960 The Pentagon Papers (Gravel Edition), Volume 1, Chapter 5, (Boston: Beacon Press, 1971), Section 3, pp. 314–346; International Relations Department, Mount Holyoke College.
- ^ Official start date at December 19, 1946, when France captured Hanoi. However, the conflict started already in September 1945, when British troops took Saigon during Operation Masterdom. The Haiphong conflict, lasting from March 3, 1946 until 1947, also lead to tensions between France and China.
- ^ See also: Vietnamese border raids in Thailand.
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d "Viện trợ của Trung Quốc đối với cuộc kháng chiến chống Pháp của Việt Nam - Quân đội nhân dân" [China's aid to Vietnam's anti-French resistance war - People's Army.]. 2013-12-02. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2021-10-27 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ a b http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2013/9311/pdf/DaoDucThuan_2013_02_05.pdf
- ^ a b "John Foster Dulles on the fall of Dien Bien Phu - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ a b LOGEVALL, FREDRIK (1993). "The Swedish-American Conflict over Vietnam". Diplomatic History. 17 (3): 421–445. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7709.1993.tb00589.x. ISSN 0145-2096. JSTOR 24912244.
- ^ "Opinion | Thailand Bears Guilt for Khmer Rouge". The New York Times. March 24, 1993.
- ^ a b Richardson, Michael. "Singaporean Tells of Khmer Rouge Aid". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "How Thatcher gave Pol Pot a hand". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Butcher of Cambodia set to expose Thatcher's role". The Guardian. 9 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Allegations of United States support for the Khmer Rouge
- ^ "Reagan Vows to Support Sihanouk's Forces". The New York Times. 12 October 1988. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Michael Shafir (1985). Romania: Politics, Economics and Society : Political Stagnation and Simulated Change. Pinter. p. 187. ISBN 9780861874385.
- ^ Desaix Anderson (2002). An American in Hanoi: America's Reconciliation with Vietnam. Eastbridge. p. 104. ISBN 9781891936036.
- ^ Gerald Frost (1991). Europe in Turmoil: The Struggle for Pluralism. Praeger. p. 306. ISBN 9780275941291.
- ^ "Diplomats Recall Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge". The Cambodia Daily. 5 April 2003. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Weiss, Thomas G.; Evans, Gareth J.; Hubert, Don; Sahnoun, Mohamed (2001). The Responsibility to Protect: Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty. International Development Research Centre (Canada). p. 58. ISBN 978-0-88936-963-4. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "When Moscow helped topple the Khmer Rouge". www.rbth.com. March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam chạm trán cướp biển". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Multimedia Corporation. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "MT Orkim Harmony: Indonesian Navy Agrees To Join Hunt For Hijackers". Bernama. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Zafira Anwar (19 June 2015). "Indonesia joins hunt for MT Orkim Harmony hijackers". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Indonesian hijackers on board MT Orkim Harmoni tanker with pistols and parangs". The Jakarta Post. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "MT Orkim Harmony: Hijackers spoke with Indonesian accent - Navy chief". Astro Awani. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
References[]
- Chen, King C. "China's War Against Vietnam, 1979: A Military Analysis". School of Law University of Maryland. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- Dupuy, R. Ernest; Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (Fourth ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-270056-1.
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- Stuart-Fox, Martin (1998). The Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang: Rise and Decline. White Lotus Press. ISBN 974-8434-33-8.
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