Battle of Long Dinh

Battle of Long Dinh
	Part of the Vietnam War
Date	February 26, 1964
Location	Long Định, Tien Giang Province, South Vietnam
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
South Vietnam	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Nguyễn Khánh	?
Strength
3,000	600
Casualties and losses
16 killed	40 killed

The Battle of Long Định was a battle of the Vietnam War between the Viet Cong (VC) and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

Background

U.S. helicopter survelliance 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

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

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

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References

Bowman, John S. (1985). The Vietnam War: An Almanac. Pharos Books. ISBN 0-911818-85-5

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