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Battle of Tri Phap

Battle of Tri Phap was a battle fought on 4 May 1974 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: South Vietnamese victory.

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Fought4 May 1974
WhereVietnam10.535N, 105.942E
OutcomeSouth Vietnamese victory
BelligerentsNorth VietnamagainstSouth Vietnam
Casualties and lossesARVN body count: 1,100+and~100

Record

Date4 May 1974
PlaceVietnam
10.535N, 105.942E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesARVN body count: 1,100+~100; 29 school children killed in North Vietnamese mortar attacks
Commanders
  • Nguyễn Vĩnh Nghi
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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 Tri Phap 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 Q60524462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tri Phap, revision 1370591511, 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.