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Battle of Long Dinh

 
Wikipedia: Battle of Long Dinh
Battle of Long Dinh
Part of the Vietnam War
Date February 26, 1964
Location Long Dinh, South Vietnam
Result South Vietnamese victory, but successful Viet Cong withdrawal
Belligerents
 South Vietnam Viet Cong
Strength
3,000 600
Casualties and losses
16 killed 40 killed

The Battle of Long Dinh was a battle of the Vietnam War that involved the People's Liberation Armed Forces (Viet Cong) and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

On February 26, 1964, three-thousand regular South Vietnamese soldiers encircled the PLAF 514th Battalion at Long Dinh. During the 8 hour battle the South Vietnamese army avoided contact with the VC, instead the ARVN commander relied on air and artillery strikes to inflict damage. As a result, the PLAF 514th Battalion was able to slip through the gaps and successfully withdraw from the area.

Due to the incompetence of the ARVN at this battle, General Nguyen Khanh sacked five of his division commanders.

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