Battle of Hồng Ngự
| Battle of Hồng Ngự | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| North Vietnam |
South Vietnam United States | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ARVN body count: 422 killed |
94 killed 36 missing | ||||||
| 300 civilians killed | |||||||
The Battle of Hồng Ngự took place from March to 4 May 1973 when North Vietnamese forces attacked the border town of Hồng Ngự in Dong Thap Province in order to interdict supply convoys into Cambodia. The attack was defeated by South Vietnamese forces assisted by United States bombing of North Vietnamese base areas in Cambodia.
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