Project Copper
Project Copper was a coordinated military action undertaken by the Kingdom of Laos and the Khmer Republic from 1 January–May 1971. It used U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) funds channeled through the Central Intelligence Agency to train three Cambodian battalions to interdict the Sihanouk Trail before it joined the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Committed to battle in southern Laos on 1 January 1971, one battalion deserted the battlefield, a second one mutinied during training, and a third had to be repurposed after suffering 80 casualties. By late January, the project was temporarily suspended.
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Project Copper
Project Copper was a coordinated military action undertaken by the Kingdom of Laos and the Khmer Republic from 1 January–May 1971. It used U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) funds channeled through the Central Intelligence Agency to train three Cambodian battalions to interdict the Sihanouk Trail before it joined the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Committed to battle in southern Laos on 1 January 1971, one battalion deserted the battlefield, a second one mutinied during training, and a third had to be repurposed after suffering 80 casualties. By late January, the project was temporarily suspended.
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Project Copper was a coordinat ...... n between the two governments.
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1971-01-09
result
Forces withdrawn and re-assigned
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action
Capture strategic positions along the Sihanouk Trail
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casualties
Unknown
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commanded by
Lim Sisaath, Hatsaty Sinsay, Lon Non
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commander
Hatsaty Sinsay
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Lim Sisaath
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Lon Non
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date
Late-1970—May 1971
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Laotian and Cambodian border
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name
Project Copper
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objective
Interdict the Sihanouk Trail; train irregular forces
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outcome
Interdiction failed, project abandoned
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Vietnam War
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Laos and Cambodia
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result
Forces withdrawn and re-assigned
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Coordinated military action
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Project Copper was a coordinat ...... ect was temporarily suspended.
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Project Copper
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