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Vietnam War Chronology
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Reference Notes
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before 258 BC
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Kinh Duong Vuong reigns over the Xich Quy kingdom that spread in
the North up to the Blue river; in the South to Central Vietnam;
in the West up to Sseutch'ouan; and in the East as far as the
sea. The Hong Bang dynasty that reigns over the Van Lang kingdom
situated in Tonquin and in the Northern part of Central Vietnam.
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258 BC - 3 BC
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Au Lac kingdom on which reigns An Duong Vuong (257-208 BC
according to tradition). Chinese general Tch'ao To (Trieu Da) who
reigns over the Nan-yue (Nam Viet) kingdom with capital at
Fan-yu, subdued the Au Lac kingdom. He founded the Trieu dynasty
that
reigns at Fan-yu. In Tonquin (called at that time Kiao-tche, Giao
Chi), legend of My Chau and Trong Thuy attached to the Co Loa
capital (province of Phuc Yen). The Trieu dynasty is supposed to
have reigned from 207 to 111 BC.
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111 BC
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China conquered the northern part of present-day Vietnam, and
later changed the name of the region to Annam.
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ca AD 192
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Indian states of Funan and Champa established.
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ca AD 6th C
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Champa/Cham conquers Funan, establishes Chenla.
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AD 906
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Annam in Southeast Asia obtains independence after more than a
millennium of Chinese domination.
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AD 939
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China withdrew from Annam, and the Vietnamese kingdom of Dai Co
Viet was established. Other Vietnamese kingdoms ruled southern
areas of present-day Vietnam.
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1284
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Kublai Khan leads a 500,000-man Chinese army into Vietnam.
Guerrillas organized by Tran Hung Dao virtually destroy the
invasion force.
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1407 - 1428
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China seized control of Dai Co Viet, but resistance forces led by
Le Loi drove the Chinese from the country and established the
kingdom of Dai Viet.
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1428
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Vietnam regains independence from China's Ming Empire.
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1471
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Dai Viet conquered the southern Vietnamese kingdom of
Champa/Cham, but intermittent fighting between the north and
south continued until 1673.
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1698 - 1731
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Vietnamese displace Cham and Khmer inland (Cambodia).
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1770s
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The Tay Son triumvirate began to seize control of much of Dai
Viet from the Nguyen dynasty.
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1802
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With French advice and assistance, Nguyen Anh defeated the Tay
Son and united the northern and southern parts of the country,
from the Red River to the Mekong River Deltas, which he renamed
Viet Nam.
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1820 - 1859
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Vietnamese persecution of Christian minorities.
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1861
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The French seize control of Saigon.
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1862
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French annex Cochin China / south Vietnam.
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1863
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French annex Cambodia; quitclaim by Siam (1867).
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1883
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French Indochina protectorate established for Cochin China
(south) and Cambodia; Annam (central) and Tonkin (north) (1887),
including Laos (1893).
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1907
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Siam ceded territory added to Cambodia and Laos by French.
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-- Sep 40
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Imperial Japan assumed effective control of French Indochina,
with Vichy French administration.
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02 Sep 45
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Viet Minh declare national independence, Emperor Bao Dai
abdicates; renamed Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).
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12 Sep 45
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Allies accept Imperial Japan's surrender in Vietnam.
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19 Dec 46
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French reinstated, with Bao Dai as nominal Emperor, under treaty
enforcement by Nat Chinese (north) and British (south).
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25 Dec 46
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Viet Minh begin Second Indochina War.
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01 May 50
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US support/funding of French Assoc State Forces.
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27 Jun 50
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US advisors deployed to French Indochina.
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03 Aug 50
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MAAG-Indochina formed (17 Sep 50?).
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23 Dec 50
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US/France sign "Mutual Defense Assist Prog" treaty.
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21 Jul 54
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Geneva Accords signed, country partitioned at 17th parallel;
remaining French worked with US under Training Relations and
Instructions Mission (TRIM).
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08 Sep 54
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South East Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) created.
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26 Oct 55
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South Vietnam established, under Emperor Bao-Dai with Prime
Minister Ngo Dinh Diem; renamed Republic of Vietnam (RVN).
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01 Nov 55
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MAAG-Indochina becomes MAAG-Viet-Nam (12 Feb ?).
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01 Apr 56
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14th Sp Fcs Op Det activated from 77th Sp Fcs Gp; arrives to
train Vietnamese during Summer 1956.
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28 Apr 56
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TRIM discontinued when French depart region.
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01 Jun 56
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US Temp Equip Recovery Mission (TERM) formed.
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10 Dec 56
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US Army Special Warfare School developed at Ft Bragg NC from US
Army Psychological Warfare Center.
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17 Jun 57
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1st Sp Fcs Gp, headquartered on Okinawa, activated from 14th SFOD
and 8231st Ar Sp Op Det (12, 13, 16 SFODs); sends Mobile Trng Tms
to Vietnam.
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18 Jul 58
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Cambodia begins trade with NVN/DRV, diplomatic recognition of
ChiCom/PRC.
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-- -- 59
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Dept of State PEO covert trng of Lao Army.
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30 May 60
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TERM absorbed into MAAG-VN.
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20 Dec 60
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Nat Lib Front (NLF/VC) formed separate from NVA.
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09 Mar 61
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Millpond opn: 17-pt improv prog for US - Laos.
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19 Apr 61
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MAAG-Laos White Star MTT formed.
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10 May 61
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negotiations begin on Geneva Accords for Laos.
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21 Sep 61
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5th Sp Fcs Gp activated at Ft Bragg NC; MTTs to VN.
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-- Dec 61
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RVN requests military assistance from US/SEATO.
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03 Feb 62
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"Strategic Hamlet" program inaugurated.
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08 Feb 62
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USMACV established.
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15 Mar 62
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US advisory campaign begins officially.
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15 May 62
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USMACThai established.
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23 Jul 62
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Geneva protocol on the neutrality of Laos declared.
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17 Apr 63
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"Chieu Hoi" campaign initiated.
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15 Dec 63
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OPLAN 34A authorized MACV to establish SOG.
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24 Jan 64
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SOG becomes operational.
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16 May 64
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MAAG-VN deactivated; MACV reorganized with USAF-MAP.
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17 May 64
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Laos requests US support when Pathet Lao seize Plaine des Jarres.
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02/04 Aug 64
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Tonkin Gulf incidents (casus-belli).
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07 Aug 64
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution approved by Congress.
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-- Sep 64
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Sp Fcs Vietnam (Provisional) activated in Saigon.
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08 Jan 65
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Rep of Korea advisors deployed to Vietnam.
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-- Feb 65
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5th Sp Fcs Gp transferred to Nha Trang, Vietnam.
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07 Mar 65
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US advisory campaign ends officially; escalate troop commitments
and initiate bombardment campaigns.
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08 Mar 65
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USMC Amphibious Bde lands at DaNang (first unit).
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21 Mar 65
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ChiCom/PRC officially commits support of NVN/DRV.
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05 May 65
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173rd Abn Bde deploys to RVN (first Army unit).
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02 Jun 65
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AATTV advisors deploy.
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24 Jun 65
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RVN officially declares war.
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-- Aug 65
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USMC Combined Action (CAC, CAP, CAG, CUPP) begins.
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08 Jul 66
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MACV directive authorizes "LRRP" units.
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-- Aug 66
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Philippine Civic Action Group deploys to RVN.
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16 Sep 66
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MACV Recondo School established from Project Delta.
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07 May 68
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Paris Peace Talks begin (14 Apr / 12 May 68?).
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10 Jan 69
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US Army Special Warfare School redesignated US Army Institute for
Military Assistance.
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25 Jan 69
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plenary Paris Peace Talks resume.
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-- Mar 69
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"Vietnamization" program inaugurated.
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03 Sep 69
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Ho Chi Minh dies.
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29 Apr 70
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Cambodian incursion by US/ARVN.
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30 Jun 70
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Congress prohibits US ground combat forces in Laos, Cambodia,
Thailand.
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09 Oct 70
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Khmer Republic established.
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21 Nov 70
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Son Tay POW Camp raid.
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-- Dec 70
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Congress repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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30 Jan 71
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ARVN operation Lam Son 719 into Laos; unsuccessful.
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05 Mar 71
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5th Sp Fcs Gp returns to CONUS.
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-- May 71
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USMC Combined Action (CAC, CAP, CAG, CUPP) ends.
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15 Sep 71
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US Army Civil Affairs School added to Army Institute for Military
Assistance.
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27 Jan 73
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Paris Treaty armistice between US, RVN, NLF, DRV/NVN.
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29 Mar 73
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MACV disbanded; last US troops depart Vietnam.
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07 Nov 73
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War Powers Act.
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16 Sep 74
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Presidential amnesty to American draft evaders and clemency to US
military deserters.
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30 Apr 75
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RVN ceases military operations.
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07 May 75
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end of Second Indochina War.
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-- Nov 75
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VN re-unified with capitol at Hanoi.
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02 Jul 76
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ratification of new constitution, elections; renamed Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (SRV).
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25 Dec 78
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PAVN forces of SRV invade Cambodia to remove the Khmer Rouge
government; Third Indochina War begins.
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