Upper Laos campaign
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Date12 April – 18 May 1953
Location
Result
Viet Minh victory
- Việt Minh occupied parts of northern Laos
- Pathet Lao resistance government established under Viet Minh direction
Territorial
changes Pathet Lao occupied Houaphanh and Xiangkhouang
changes Pathet Lao occupied Houaphanh and Xiangkhouang
| First Upper Laos Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Indochina War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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 Pathet Lao | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Võ Nguyên Giáp Hoàng Văn Thái Souphanouvong Kaysone Phomvihane Phoumi Vongvichit |
 Raoul Salan Ouane Rattikone | ||||||||
The Upper Laos campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Thượng Lào) was a military campaign of the People's Army of Vietnam military campaign aimed at spreading Vietnamese communist influence to Laos in support of the Pathet Lao.[1] While their advance on Luang Prabang ultimately failed, they managed to occupy parts of Phongsaly (see Battle of Muong Khoua), Sam Neua, Xieng Khouang and Luang Prabang Provinces. Furthermore, Souphanouvong established his Laotian Resistance Government in Sam Neua.[2]
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