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Battle of Phú Lộc

Battle of Phú Lộc was a battle fought on 10 December 1974 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: South Vietnamese victory.

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Fought10 December 1974
WhereVietnam16.300N, 107.718E
OutcomeSouth Vietnamese victory
BelligerentsNorth VietnamagainstSouth Vietnam
Casualties and lossesunknownandPAVN claims: 2,500 killed, wounded or captured

Record

Date10 December 1974
PlaceVietnam
16.300N, 107.718E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesunknownPAVN claims: 2,500 killed, wounded or captured
Commanders
Battle of Phú LộcBattle of Phú LộcBattle of Nam DongBattle of HueBattle of Signal Hill VietnamBattle of A ShauBattle of Thượng ĐứcBattle of Nam DongBattle of HueBattle of A ShauBattle of Thượng ĐứcĐồng HớiQuảng NgãiQuảng TrịĐông HàSaravan100 km16.300N, 107.718E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1974

Battle of Phú Lộc is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524435, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Phú Lộc, revision 1370585999, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.