Battle of Sông Bé

Battle of Sông Bé
	Part of the Vietnam War
Date	May 10–15, 1965
Location	Sông Bé, Bình Phước Province, South Vietnam UTM Grid YU 19-11
Result	South Vietnamese and American victory
Belligerents
Viet Cong	South Vietnam; United States
Units involved
761st Regiment; 763rd Regiment	34th Ranger Battalion; 36th Ranger Battalion; B-34 Detachment
Strength
2,500	Unknown
Casualties and losses
85 killed	49 killed; 5 killed

The Battle of Sông Bé was a major action between the Viet Cong (VC) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in May 1965.

Planned as a major show of force against the ARVN forces, the VC attempted to capture the fortified capital of Phước Long Province, Sông Bé. Perhaps to their surprise, ARVN forces in the area rallied and re-took the town by the end of the second day of combat. Several additional days of chasing the VC forces involved proved fruitless, as they escaped.

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