Timeline, October 11th

[David]

FIRST INDOCHINA WAR:
October 11, 1946 (Year of the Dog [Binh Tuat]): With the hardline Laotian nationalists killed, imprisoned or in exile, elections bring in the provisional government of Prince Kindavong (half-brother of the Free Laos leader, Prince Phetsarat), whose administration will become known as the Royal Lao Government (RLG), and rule in one form or another until 1975.

October 11, 1952 (Year of the Dragon [Nham Thin]): General Giap attempts to draw the French out from the de Lattre Line by attacking along the Fan Si Pan mountains between the Red and Black Rivers. Also this October, the Viet Minh shift further west toward Laos, infiltrating across the northwestern highlands toward the French defenses at Sam Neua.

INTERBELLUM:
October 11, 1954 (Year of the Horse [Giap Ngo]): The Viet Minh formally take control in North Vietnam.

SECOND INDOCHINA WAR:
October 11, 1961 (Year of the Ox [Tan Suu]): President Kennedy sends General Taylor and Dr. Walt Rostow to South Vietnam to study alternatives open to the US.

October 11, 1962 (Year of the Tiger [Nham Dan]): Operation Morning Star begins in Tay Ninh Province.

October 11, 1963 (Year of the Hare [Quy Mao]) (US Advisory): The ARVN 3rd Battalion makes no enemy contact in its AO near Tam Ky, but seizes several tons of rice.

October 11, 1965 (Year of the Snake [At Ti]) (US Defense): A Company, 1st Aviation Battalion goes to Tuy Hoa to support a rice harvest operation.

October 11, 1966 (Year of the Horse [Binh Ngo]) (US Counteroffensive Phase II): 1 ATF begins Operation 15/66, Robin, a corps route security operation on Route 15 conducted by HQ 11 FFORCEV to protect troop convoys carrying the US 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division on deployment to South Vietnam via Vung Tau. The ANZAC forces are responsible for route security in an AO from Ba Ria to Phu My, about twenty 20 km of flat terrain, becoming undulating north and east of Route 15 and covered in a variety of vegetation, from grassland to jungle or clear forest, with areas of rice and brushwood, and mangrove to the south and west. VC are believed to be using Nui Thi Vai, Nui Ong Trinh, and Nui Dinh to the north and east of Route 15 as base areas and for observation over Route 15 traffic; in a strength of probably one local guerrilla platoon, possibly one main force battalion. Results: ANZAC 4 WIA, VC none.

October 11, 1967 (Year of the Goat [Dinh Mui]) (US Counteroffensive Phase III): Operation Coronado VI begins on the Long Tau Channel in the Rung Sat Special Zone.

October 11, 1967 (Year of the Goat [Dinh Mui]) (US Counteroffensive Phase III): The US 9th Infantry and the Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment begin Operation Lardyar.

October 11, 1968 (Year of the Monkey [Mau Than]) (US Counteroffensive Phase V): A ten-man SAS patrol ambushes three VC, killing two and capturing one female. Ten days later the patrol ambushes a VC party in the same area, killing seven VC.

October 11, 1972 (Year of the Rat [Nham Ty]) (US Cease-Fire): President Nixon orders US Pacific forces to cease bombing in the Hanoi area.