Battle of Fakashan

Battle of Fakashan
Part of the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991)
Date5 May – 7 June 1981
(1 month and 2 days)
Location
Fakashan on the China–Vietnam border near Guangxi and Lạng Sơn
Result Chinese victory
Territorial
changes
China gains control of Fakashan
Belligerents
China Vietnam
Units involved

3rd Border Defense Division

  • 9th Regiment

337th Division

  • 52nd Regiment
Casualties and losses
  • Several Hundred
  • 731 killed
  • 556 wounded

The Battle of Fakashan (Chinese: 法卡山戰役), also known as the Battle of Hill 400, was fought in 1981 between China and Vietnam as part of the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991).