Battle of Kompong Speu

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Battle of Kompong Speu
Part of Vietnam War
Date June 12-16, 1970
Location 11°16′N 104°19′E / 11.26, 104.32 (Kompong Speu)Coordinates: 11°16′N 104°19′E / 11.26, 104.32 (Kompong Speu)
Kompong Speu, Cambodia
Result ARVN and Cambodian Victory
Belligerents
Vietnam People's Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Cambodian Army
Commanders
Unknown Unknown
Strength
1,400 ARVN 4,000
Cambodian Army 2,000
Casualties and losses
183 killed ARVN 4 killed
22 wounded

The Battle of Kompong Speu began on June 12, 1970 when the combined forces of the South Vietnamese and Cambodian Armies fought to recapture the provincial capital of Kompong Speu. The town was captured by Communist forces on June 13 but was retaken by allied forces on June 16.

[edit] References

  • Bowman, John S. (1989). The Vietnam War Day by Day. New York: Mallard Books. ISBN 0-7924-5087-6. 
  • Maitland, Terrence; and Peter McInerney (1983). The Vietnam Experience: A Contagion of War. Boston, Mass.: Boston Pub. Co.. ISBN 0-939526-05-0. 


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