Battle of Phuoc Long

Name: Battle of Phuoc Long
Start: 1974

1974 CE.

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The Battle of Phước Long was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which began on 12 December 1974, and concluded on 6 January 1975. The battle involved the deployment of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 4th Army Corps for the first time, against units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in Phước Long in Bình Phước Province near the Cambodian border (to be distinguished from the other Phước Long in Bạc Liêu Province, south of Saigon), under the command of Lieutenant General Dư Quốc Đống. On 12 December 1974, the PAVN 4th Army Corps launched their campaign against Phước Long aiming to achieve three key objectives.

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