This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Vietnam. Vietnam declared independence from France after World War II but after defeating the French the state ended up divided until 1975. The territory, formerly part of French Indochina, had been under French colonial rule beginning in 1858.
Map of Vietnam courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Cambodian Rebellion 1811-12
Laotion Rebellion 1826-29
Siamese-Cambodian War 1831-34
Siamese-Vietnamese War 1841-45
Franco-Vietnamese War 1851-57
French Indochina War 1858-63
French Indochina War 1873-74
French Indochina War 1882-83
Yen Bai Uprising in French Indochina 1930-31
World War II 1939-45
French Indochina War 1946-54
Viet Minh Incursion: Cambodia 1954
Buddhist Rebellion in South Vietnam 1955
Viet Cong Insurgency 1956-65
South Vietnamese Military Revolt 1960
South Vietnamese Military Coup 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
Vietnam War 1965-75
Military Coup: South Vietnam 1965
Cambodian War 1978-91
Sino-Vietnamese War 1979-91
Vietnamese Raids: Thailand 1979-88
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