Battle of Quang Tri (1968)
The Battle for Quang Tri occurred in and around Quảng Trị City (Quảng Trị Province), the northernmost provincial capital of South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive when the Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and American forces across major cities and towns in South Vietnam in an attempt to force the Saigon government to collapse. This included several attacks across northern I Corps, most importantly at Huế, Da Nang and Quảng Trị City. After being put on the defensive in the city of Quảng Trị, the Allied forces regrouped and forced the PAVN/VC out of the town after a day of fighting.
| Battle of Quảng Trị | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Viet Cong North Vietnam |
South Vietnam United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ngô Quang Trưởng Donald V. Rattan | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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812th Regiment, 324B Division, reinforced 54th Artillery Regiment (122mm rocket BN) 10th Sapper Battalion (one platoon) 814th Main Force Battalion 808th Main Force Battalion |
Airborne Division
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division MACV Advisory Team 4 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~2,600 |
~2,700 Air Forces support | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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U.S claim: 914 killed 86 captured | unknown | ||||||