WARS, CONFLICTS AND STRATEGY ON 13 MARCH IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on March 13, 2019
1822: During fighting against Muslim Afghans, Balabhadra Kunwar dies on the battlefield. He is considered the leading patriot of historic Nepal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbhadra_Kunwar
1921: Mongolia, under Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg, declares its independence from China
http://www.brightreview.co.uk/ARTICLE-Urga-February-1921.html
http://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/the-bloody-baron-von-ungern-sternberg-madman-or-mystic
1940: General O’Dwyer, responsive for the April 13, 1919 Amritsar Massacre is assassinated by Udham Singh
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/13-march-1940-udham-singh-shot-and-killed-michael-odwyer-in-britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EupXHubG4YI
1943: In Bougainville, Japanese troops end their assault on American forces at Hill 700
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1624442/posts
1954: Vietminh forces launch a large scale attack on French troops entrenched in Dien-Bien-Phu. The battle will end on May 7
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-minh-attack-french-garrison
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
http://spartacus-educational.com/VNdienbein.htm
1963: Indonesia and Netherlands recover diplomatic relations cut since 1956
1964: Under North Vietnam threat and the US presure, the neutralist government of Laos and South Vietnam reestablish their diplomatic relations
1965: Thailand and Malaysia sign a defense cooperation agreement for fighting the communist guerilla
1970: Under pro-US PM Lon Nol, Cambodian government give to the Vietnamese National Liberation Front forces two days to leave its territory
1975: Ban Me Thuot, capital of Darlac Province in the Central Highlands, falls to North Vietnamese troops
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ban-me-thuot-falls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ban_Me_Thuot
2000: US Secretary for Defense William Cohen in visit to Vietnam, the first time since 1975
http://www.defense.gov/specials/vietnamtrip/symbolicvisit.html
http://archive.defense.gov/specials/vietnamtrip/symbolicvisit.html
