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Moving north from Moung Kassy on 5 August 1971, the
Royalist column crept through the rain for the following fortnight, meeting only sporadic Communist opposition. It came to a halt against the defended Routes 7/13 intersection at Sala Phou Khoun. Unable to force entry into the mouth of Route 7, the
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on the Plain of Jars. Although it succeeded in taking the air base, it failed to remove a concentration of
Communist troops at the Sala Phou Khoun intersection of Routes 7 and 13.
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The new offensive, code named Phou Khao Khouai ("White
Buffalo Mountain") began at Moung Kassy on Route 13 on 5 August 1971, on the sole road between Vientiane and
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Royalist column veered off Route 13 to parallel Route 7 to its south. The flanking movement penetrated 15 kilometers before being balked by a
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916:(21st SOS) helicopters. The Raiders were inserted in locations six kilometers both southwest and southeast of Muang Soui. Covered by U.S.
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helicopters carried in BC 206 and the commando company. By noon, sporadic
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At War in the Shadow of
Vietnam: U.S. Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government 1955–1975
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Dommen, Arthur J., Chapter 1. Historical
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battalion. Phou Khao Khouai stalled there for about a month, until mid-September.
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and several subsequent coups, there had been only one early military operation in
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in July 1964. However, beginning 5 August 1971, there would be another.
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869:(BI 6) were detailed for the attack, along with a commando
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Conboy, Morrison, pp. 107, 123–125, 156–158.
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Royalists take Muang Soui, do not take Sala Phou Khoun
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troops had settled in northeastern Laos to support a
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from
Military Region 2 (MR 2) were picked up by two
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1044:Anthony, Victor B. and Richard R. Sexton (1993).
1115:Battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War
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935:fire died off as they retreated northwards.
805:led to the establishment of the independent
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45:5 August – 21 September 1971
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927:(RLAF) tactical air power. Both RLAF and
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777:), (5 August – 25 September 1971) was a
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833:Although the administrative capital of
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1000:Conboy, Morrison, pp. 110–112.
781:military offensive operation of the
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1048:. Command for Air Force History.
914:21st Special Operations Squadron
673:1973 Laotian coup d'état attempt
183:21st Special Operations Squadron
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248:Military engagements of the
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875:Military Region 5 Commandos
861:. Two Royalist battalions,
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881:on the branching Route 7.
159:People's Republic of China
1031:Conboy, Morrison, p. 302.
908:On 24 September 1971, 62
905:(meaning Gold Mountain).
837:had suffered through the
262:North Vietnamese invasion
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1046:The War in Northern Laos
973:Castle, pp. 7–12, 15–18.
390:Battle of Ban Houei Sane
368:1966 Laotian coup d'état
801:The French loss of the
867:Bataillon Infanterie 6
863:Bataillon Commando 206
811:1954 Geneva Agreements
395:Battle of Lima Site 85
289:Battle of Luang Namtha
198:At least one battalion
175:Bataillon Infanterie 6
171:Bataillon Commando 206
284:Battle of Ban Pa Dong
203:Casualties and losses
1091:Laos a country study
956:Operation Maharat II
899:Auto Defense de Choc
779:Royal Lao Government
569:Sourisak Montry VIII
54:Sala Phou Khoun and
925:Royal Lao Air Force
839:Battle of Vientiane
803:First Indochina War
278:Battle of Vientiane
187:Royal Lao Air Force
982:Dommen, pp. 30–34.
847:Operation Triangle
821:insurrection. The
363:Battles of Nakhang
346:1965 Laotian coups
327:1964 Laotian coups
274:1960 Laotian coups
1084:978-1-58160-535-8
1078:. Paladin Press.
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843:Military Region 5
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933:machine gun
929:Air America
735:Project 404
728:Tiger Hound
714:Steel Tiger
707:Barrel Roll
618:Strength II
520:Lam Son 719
429:Off Balance
32:Vietnam War
1039:References
887:Pathet Lao
879:Muang Soui
829:Background
791:Muang Soui
660:Maharat II
632:Black Lion
611:Strength I
548:Phiboonpol
527:Desert Rat
457:Snake Eyes
436:About Face
415:Toan Thang
302:Pincushion
118:Pathet Lao
56:Muang Soui
1054:232549943
873:from the
835:Vientiane
787:Vientiane
749:Raindance
534:Xien Dong
1109:Category
947:See also
797:Overview
700:Millpond
678:Hin Heup
555:Sayasila
492:Tchepone
478:Tailwind
464:Maeng Da
422:Left Jab
384:Sone Pet
333:Triangle
314:Hardnose
295:Momentum
50:Location
26:Part of
871:company
845:—
809:by the
625:Fa Ngum
597:Maharat
583:Thao La
576:Bedrock
541:Phoutah
268:Hotfoot
211:Unknown
208:Unknown
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604:Sinsay
499:Copper
401:Pigfat
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961:Notes
340:Unity
1095:ISBN
1080:ISBN
1065:ISBN
1050:OCLC
756:Menu
352:Star
321:Wapi
42:Date
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