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French Commander Orders a "Cease Fire."
The battle was 55 days long.
8,000 French injured.
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The North Vietnamese set up a trail in Loas, Cambodia and Thailand allowing them to travel through and surprise attack American troops and South Vietnamese troops.
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Kennedy orders American troops to aid the South Vietnamese troops.
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The mission is to clear anything that can conceal the North Vietnamese off of streets and along highways making it harder for them to ambush the opposing troops.
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The South Vietnamese attack North Vietnamese troops on two islands while an American ships leads North Vietnamese ships away.
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Two U.S planes crash while American jets bomb two Naval bases.
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The U.S government gives Johnson the power to take action against the North Vietnamese troops.
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The bombing mission by America against North Vietnam begins.
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The U.S offers economic aid in exchange for peace but the offer is turned down, two weeks later Johnson raises the number of troops to 60,000.
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The United States win.
700 Vietcong dead.
45 U.S dead and 200 injured. -
Goal to destroy Vietcong bases and headquarters.
30,000 of U.S troops along with 5,000 South Vietnamese succeed. -
200 senior officials are arrested for opposing the TET offensive.
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Lasts 2 days.
18 Marines killed instantly and 40 injured. -
Charlie Company kills 200 civilians. Only one member is tried and found guilty.
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"Peace with Honor"
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Nixon authorizes the bombing of Vietcong and North Vietnamese bases in Cambodia.
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All peace talks between America and North Vietnam end in Paris.
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North Vietnam and the United States talk about peace in Paris.
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All parites sign a cease fire.
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Nixon resigns
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The Last casualties are killed in Saigon's airport and at dawn the last of the American troops leave Vietnam.