Gulf of Tonkin incident
Also known as USS Maddox-incident
1964 naval confrontation between North Vietnam and the United States
Key facts
- Date
- Date 2 August 1964 ; 61 years ago ( 1964-08-02 )
- Result
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ; escalation of the War in Vietnam
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- Image
- USS Maddox (DD-731) underway at sea, circa the early 1960s (NH 97900).jpg
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- start time
- 1964-08-02
- end time
- 1964-08-04
- Commons category
- Gulf of Tonkin incident
Sources (3)
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Belligerents
United States North Vietnam Commanders and leaders
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Categories
1964 in military history1964 in the United States1964 in VietnamAugust 1964 in AsiaBattles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1964Combat incidentsConflicts in 1964Gulf of TonkinGulf of Tonkin incidentHistory of cryptographyInternational maritime incidentsLyndon B. Johnson administration controversies