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Parrot's Beak (''vùng mỏ két'', ''vùng mỏ vẹt'') was the name given to a salient of Svay Rieng Province, southeast Cambodia that protrudes into Hậu Nghĩa and
Map of the Parrot’s Beak
Base areas of the Viet Cong {{Cambodia-geo-stub
Parrot's Beak (''vùng mỏ két'', ''vùng mỏ vẹt'') was the name given to a salient of Svay Rieng Province, southeast Cambodia that protrudes into Hậu Nghĩa and Kien Tuong Province Kien or Kiens may refer to:
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, approximately 65 km north-west of Saigon.
History
In the aftermath ofSiamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)
The Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1841–1845 ( th, อานามสยามยุทธ (พ.ศ. 2384 – พ.ศ. 2388), vi, Chiến tranh Việt–Xiêm (1841–1845)) was a military conflict between the Đại Nam, ruled by Emperor Thi ...
, the region was part of the Gia Định Province
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of the Empire of Đại Nam, later it became part of French Cochinchina
French Cochinchina (sometimes spelled ''Cochin-China''; french: Cochinchine française; vi, Xứ thuộc địa Nam Kỳ, Hán tự: ) was a colony of French Indochina, encompassing the whole region of Lower Cochinchina or Southern Vietnam fr ...
. In July 1867, the French Cochinchina government ceded part of the Trảng Bàng Inspection (including the Parrot's Beak areas) to the Kingdom of Cambodia under a treaty with King Norodom
Norodom ( km, នរោត្តម, ; born Ang Voddey ( km, អង្គវតី, ); 3 February 1834 – 24 April 1904) was King of Cambodia from 19 October 1860 to his death on 24 April 1904. He was the eldest son of King Ang Duong and was ...
. The Parrot's Beak is returned to Cambodia under the administration of Svay Theab District.
During the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
the Parrot's Beak was a base and rest area for the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Vietcong
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and one of the terminus points of the Ho Chi Minh Trail/Sihanouk Trail
The Sihanouk Trail was a logistical supply system in Cambodia used by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and its Viet Cong (VC) guerillas during the Vietnam War (1960–1975). Between 1966 and 1970, this system operated in the same manner and s ...
. The PAVN established Base Areas 367 and 706 in the Parrot's Beak.
On 30 April 1970, the Parrot's Beak was attacked by US and ARVN
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. It is estimated to have suffe ...
forces during the Cambodian Incursion.
The Parrot's Beak was seized by the PAVN during their retaliatory attack against the Khmer Rouge in December 1977/January 1978 as part of the border hostilities that triggered the Cambodian-Vietnamese War
References
External links
Map of the Parrot’s Beak
Base areas of the Viet Cong {{Cambodia-geo-stub