Second Battle of Quảng Trị
Second Battle of Quảng Trị | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
North Vietnam Viet Cong |
South Vietnam United States | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
North Vietnamese Army Viet Cong |
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division Total: ~30,000 : U.S. Navy U.S. Air force | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~10,000 KIA[1] |
RVN Marine Division: 3,658 KIA[2] Total ARVN casualties (including other units): ~5,000[citation needed]–7,756 KIA[3] U.S.: ~20 KIA[4] |
The Second Battle of Quang Tri began on June 28 and lasted 81 days until September 16, 1972, when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) defeated the North Vietnamese at the ancient citadel of Quảng Trị (Vietnamese: Thành cổ Quảng Trị) and recaptured most of Quảng Trị Province. During the battle, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, backed by the United States military, expended more than 80,000 tons of ordnance.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Về với Quảng Trị, mảnh đất anh hùng Hà Nội Mới Online, ngày 10-2-2008
- ^ Những Trận Đánh Cuối Cùng Của TQLC Ở Mặt Trận Cổ Thành -Vương Hồng Anh
- ^ History of Northern Quang Tri front 1966-73 - Chapter 5
- ^ "Search the Wall". The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links
Categories:
- Conflicts in 1972
- 1972 in Vietnam
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War
- Battles involving the United States
- Battles involving Vietnam
- Quang Tri Province
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972
- June 1972 events
- July 1972 events
- August 1972 events
- September 1972 events
- Vietnam War stubs
- United States battle stubs