Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Vientiane

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 21:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Battle of Vientiane[edit]

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... that although the Battle of Vientiane resulted in about 600 civilian deaths, the losing military force escaped intact?

Reviewed: Minorities (Lebanon)
Comment: When two armies fire machine guns and cannons at one another from opposite sides of city blocks, only the civilians get hurt. If not for the suffering of the bystanders and the devastation to the city, the Battle of Vientiane would have seemed comic opera. However, the winner of the battle conquered the Kingdom of Laos, and the loser fled with his forces to form yet another side in the ongoing Laotian Civil War. There was still a decade and a half of fighting left.

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self nominated at 01:30, 26 January 2015 (UTC).

Dates and lengths all good. Article is based upon offline sources, so AGF of hook fact. Offline sources also prevent checks for plagiarism and related concerns. QPQ review performed. --Allen3 ^talk 18:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)