Battle of An Lao

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Battle of An Lao
Part of Vietnam War
Date December 7-9, 1964 Location An Lao, South Vietnam Result Viet Cong tactical victory
Belligerents
Viet Cong	South Vietnam United States
Commanders
Giap Van Cuong	Nguyen Co
Casualties and losses
Unknown	300 ARVN 1 US

The Battle of An Lao occurred after the Viet Cong captured the district headquarters of An Lao, about 300 miles from Saigon. The Viet Cong were successful in repeatedly beating back large numbers of counterattacking ARVN troops.

The strength of the Viet Cong attack in northern Binh Dinh Province indicated the changing tactics of the VC, who were prepared to switching from small-scale guerilla actions to mobile warfare.

[edit] References

• Bowman, John S. (1989). The Vietnam War Day by Day. New York: Mallard Books. ISBN 0-7924-5087-6. 
• "U.S. Casualties in Vietnam Rise; Reds Fall Back in 3-Day Battle", NY Times (AP), 1964-12-10, pp. 5.