Battle of Hiep Hoa
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| Battle of Hiep Hoa | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Viet Cong | United States South Vietnam |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 500+ | 219 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Unknown, 7 bodies left behind | 41 killed, 120 wounded, 32 missing and 2 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Hiep Hoa was a minor battle of the Vietnam War. On the night of November 22, 1963, an estimated 500 Viet Cong soldiers overrun the Hiep Hoa Special Forces Camp and captured three American personnel. It was the first CIDG camp to be overrun during the war.
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