The Hill Fights | |||||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||||
Map showing location of hills around the Khe Sanh area | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United States | North Vietnam | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 9th Marine Regiment | 6 Battalions from the 325C Division | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
~1,500 | ~2,000 troops (US Sources) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
155 killed 425 wounded | US body count: 940 killed |
The Hill Fights (also known as the First Battle of Khe Sanh) took place during the Vietnam War between the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 325C Division and United States Marines on several hill masses north of the Khe Sanh Combat Base in northwest Quảng Trị Province.