Battle of Koh Tang

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The Battle of Koh Tang was a 1975 U.S.–Cambodian military clash over the seizure of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.

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Battle of Koh Tang canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath controversy over necessity of the assault ⓘ
debate over intelligence failures ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Koh Tang Island battle ⓘ
Mayaguez rescue operation ⓘ
linked to: Mayaguez incident
belligerent Democratic Kampuchea forces ⓘ
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties Khmer Rouge killed and wounded ⓘ
U.S. killed and wounded ⓘ
cause seizure of SS Mayaguez ⓘ
commandedBy George S. Brown ⓘ
John J. Burns ⓘ
commemoratedBy U.S. military memorials to Mayaguez incident ⓘ
conflict Mayaguez incident ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
date 1975-05-15 ⓘ
describedAs one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era ⓘ
endDate 1975-05-15 ⓘ
geographicalContext off the coast of Cambodia ⓘ
historicalSignificance last major U.S. combat action in Southeast Asia in the Vietnam era ⓘ
involves Khmer Rouge naval forces ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
helicopter assault landings ⓘ
isPartOf Vietnam War era ⓘ
linked to: Vietnam War
locationDescription Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
notableFor confusion over status of Mayaguez crew ⓘ
friendly-fire incidents ⓘ
heavy U.S. helicopter losses ⓘ
objective recovery of SS Mayaguez ⓘ
rescue of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ
opposingCommander Khmer Rouge local commanders ⓘ
partOf Mayaguez incident ⓘ
partOfOperation Operation Mayaguez ⓘ
linked to: Mayaguez incident
place Koh Tang ⓘ
precededBy Fall of Phnom Penh ⓘ
Fall of Saigon ⓘ
relatedTo SS Mayaguez ⓘ
result release of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ
tactical stalemate ⓘ
startDate 1975-05-15 ⓘ
timePeriod post–Vietnam War withdrawal period ⓘ
typeOfEngagement airmobile assault ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayaguez incident → notableEngagement → Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
Koh Tang Island battle → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
Khmer Rouge naval forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
John J. Burns → conflict → Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
John J. Burns → notableEvent → Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ