Battle of Go Cong
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| Battle of Go Cong | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ngo Dinh Diem |
 Nguyen Van Linh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Go Cong Provincial Forces, IV Corps, South Vietnam | 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
US claimed: 66 dead 91 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Go Cong was a small battle during the Vietnam War. It took place on September 3, 1963 near Gò Công, Tiền Giang Province, after the General Staff of the Viet Cong (VC) called for "another Ap Bac" on South Vietnamese forces. The intent of the operation was to drive out the VC who had survived the earlier Ap Bac engagement. The battle was won by South Vietnamese forces, after inflicting heavy casualties on the VC, using artillery to slaughter VC fighters. It was later discovered that the 91 of the captured VC troops were new recruits, and did not have weapons.
References
[edit]- Quoc Vinh, Tran (1965) Quan doi nhan dan: Resolutely defeat the American aggressors. Hanoi, Vietnam.