Battle of Long Dinh
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| Battle of Long Dinh | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 South Vietnam |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nguyễn Khánh | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | 514th Battalion | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 16 killed | 40 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Long Định [where?] took place during the Vietnam War between the Viet Cong (VC) and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
Background
[edit]U.S. helicopter surveillance had spotted a large group of VC fighters assembling in a forest glade near Long Dinh. General Nguyễn Khánh immediately rushed his infantry forces there, using M113 armored personnel carriers.
Operation
[edit]On 26 February 1964, three-thousand ARVN soldiers encircled the VC 514th Battalion at Long Định. During the 8-hour battle, the ARVN avoided contact with the VC, instead the ARVN commander relied on air and artillery strikes to inflict damage. As a result, the VC 514th Battalion was able to slip through the gaps and successfully withdraw from the area, using sniper teams to secure river crossings.
Aftermath
[edit]Due to the incompetence of the ARVN at this battle, General Khánh sacked five of his division commanders.
References
[edit]- Bowman, John S. (1985). The Vietnam War: An Almanac. Pharos Books. ISBN 0-911818-85-5