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Battle of Binh An | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
ACAVs and tanks of Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, attack Binh An | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Bartley | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment | K14 Battalion, 812th Regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed |
US body count: 233 killed 44 captured |
The Battle of Binh An took place on 27–28 June 1968 in Quảng Trị province during the Vietnam War. The US 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment and Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment defeated the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) K14 Battalion, 812th Regiment, 324th Division.