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Pyroprocessing (from Greek Πυρος = fire) is a process in which materials are subjected to high temperatures (typically over 800 °C) in order to bring about a chemical or physical change. Pyroprocessing includes such terms as ore-roasting , calcination and sintering .
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
Trảng Bom is a rural district of Đồng Nai province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Located on National Highway 1. The village of Trảng Bom was attacked by Viet Cong forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive and in February the Fire support base which contained New Zealand and American artillery and Australian cavalry, engineer, and infantry elements was attacked three times by Viet Cong ...
During the Republic of Vietnam, it was the site of Sa Đéc Base in 1966 and 1967, an American PBR (Patrol Boat, River) base during the Vietnam War. Later on, it became a Swift Boat base. Before the nineteenth century, it was the capital of Đông Khẩu Đạo, and it was known as one of the largest cities in the Mekong Delta.
The Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa or Qing invasion of Đại Việt (Vietnamese: Trận Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa; Chinese: 清軍入越戰爭), also known as Victory of Kỷ Dậu (Vietnamese: Chiến thắng Kỷ Dậu), was fought between the forces of the Vietnamese Tây Sơn dynasty and the Qing dynasty in Ngọc Hồi [] (a place near Thanh Trì) and Đống Đa in northern Vietnam ...
US Navy and Royal Australian Navy interdiction of sea lines of communication and supply from North Vietnam to South Vietnam: 5 Oct 29 – Dec 24: Operation Pawnee III [1] [5]: 224 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Oct 30 – 31: Operation Bundaberg [1] [4]
Thổ Chu Island (Vietnamese: đảo Thổ Chu or đảo Thổ Châu) is the largest island of Thổ Chu Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Here lies the administrative center of Thổ Châu Commune, Phú Quốc District, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. In the West, [1] the island is also known as Poulo Panjang or Pulo Panjang. [2] [3] [4]
Phan Bội Châu (Vietnamese: [faːn ɓôjˀ cəw]; 26 December 1867 – 29 October 1940), born Phan Văn San, courtesy name Hải Thụ (later changed to Sào Nam), was a pioneer of 20th century Vietnamese nationalism.