1965
Battle of Drang
US victory in west-central Vietnam near the Kampuchean border
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Drang in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
US victory in west-central Vietnam near the Kampuchean border
Highlights greater than expected North Vietnamese penetration into South Vietnam
1st Battalion/7th Cavalry, approximately 450-men strong under Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore, began operations in the Ia Drang Valley
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