Battle of Kampot
| Battle of Kampot | |||||||
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| Part of Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War | |||||||
Map showing the areas under Communist control. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Khmer Republic | Khmer Rouge | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Mhoul Khleng | Ta Mok | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500+ | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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158 KIA 828 wounded |
282 KIA 3 captured | ||||||
1967
1970 1971 1972 1974 1975 Air operations
Naval operations |
The Battle of Kampot was a major military engagement of the Vietnam War, also a part of the Cambodian Civil War, fought between 26 February to 2 April 1974, in which Cambodian Army troops loyal to the Khmer Republic battled Khmer Rouge guerillas for the control of Kampot, the second seaport city of southern Cambodia and capital of Kampot province.
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