battle, Cold War
Battle of Tong Le Chon
Battle of Tong Le Chon was a battle fought on 12 April 1974 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: North Vietnamese victory. Recorded strength: 271st Regiment; 201st Independent Regiment; 2 antiaircraft battalions; 28th Artillery Battalion against 92nd Ranger Battalion.
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Record
| Date | 12 April 1974 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Vietnam 11.590N, 106.485E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 271st Regiment; 201st Independent Regiment; 2 antiaircraft battalions; 28th Artillery Battalion | 92nd Ranger Battalion |
Nearest engagements
- New Year's Day Battle of 1968 1968, 12 km W
- Battle of Ong Thanh 1967, 25 km S
- Battle of Suoi Tre 1967, 26 km SW
- Battle of Loc Ninh 1972, 30 km SW
- Battle of Prek Klok I 1967, 33 km W
Elsewhere in 1974
- Battle of the Paracel Islands People's Republic of China
- Battle of Phuoc Long Vietnam
- Battle of Kampot Cambodia
- Battle of Pentemili beachhead Cyprus
- Battle of the Iron Triangle Vietnam
Battle of Tong Le Chon 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 Q60524457, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tong Le Chon, revision 1376491886, 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.