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Battle of Prek Klok I

Battle of Prek Klok I was a battle fought on 28 February 1967 in what is now Vietnam. It was part of Q120355808. The recorded result: U.S. victory.

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Fought28 February 1967
WhereVietnam11.483N, 106.200E
OutcomeU.S. victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstViet Cong
Casualties and losses25 killedandUS body count: 167 killed; 40 weapons recovered
Part ofQ120355808

Where it sits in Q120355808

Operation Masher, 1966Operation Hastings, 1966Operation Junction City, 1967Battle of Prek Klok I, 1967Battle of Prek Klok II, 1967Battle of Ap Bau Bang II, 1967Battle of Suoi Tre, 196719661967Battle of Prek Klok I, 1967
7 placed engagements of Q120355808 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 February 1967
PlaceVietnam
11.483N, 106.200E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses25 killedUS body count: 167 killed; 40 weapons recovered
Battle of Prek Klok IBattle of Prek Klok IBattle of Prek Klok IIBattle of Suoi TreBattle of Loc NinhNew Year's Day Battle of 1968Battle of Tong Le ChonBattle of Loc NinhNew Year's Day Battle of 1968Ho Chi Minh CityPhnom PenhBiên HòaLong XuyenVung TauTan AnMỹ ThoKampong Cham100 km11.483N, 106.200E
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Battle of Prek Klok I 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 Q4872101, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prek Klok I, revision 1370586614, 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.