Battle of An Lao

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of An Lao
partof=Vietnam War
date=December 7-9, 1964
place=An Lao, South Vietnam
result=Viet Cong tactical victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1= Giap Van Cuong
commander2= Nguyen Co
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=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.

References

*cite book|last=Bowman|first=John S.|title=The Vietnam War Day by Day|year=1989|publisher=Mallard Books|location=New York|id=ISBN 0-7924-5087-6
*cite news
title =U.S. Casualties in Vietnam Rise; Reds Fall Back in 3-Day Battle
pages =5
publisher =NY Times (AP)
date =1964-12-10
url =http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20B12FC3D591A7A93C2A81789D95F408685F9
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