Battle of Minh Thanh Road

Battle of Minh Thanh Road
	Part of Vietnam War
	; Battle of Minh Thanh Road, 9 July 1966
Date	9 July 1966
Location	near An Lộc, Binh Phuoc Province, South Vietnam11°31′30″N 106°31′55″E / 11.525°N 106.532°E
Result	US claims victory
Belligerents
United States	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Col. Sidney Berry	unknown
Units involved
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment; 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment	9th Division 272nd Regiment;
Casualties and losses
25 killed; 113 wounded	US body count: 238 killed; 44 weapons recovered PAVN report: 128 killed; 167 wounded

Part of Operation El Paso II, The Battle of Minh Thanh Road took place on 9 July 1966 when a Viet Cong force attacked a 1st Infantry Division column and in turn was attacked by a larger reaction force based on three infantry battalions and supporting fire.^[2] The Viet Cong, primarily armed with RPG-2, recoilless rifles and small arms engaged and destroyed some vehicles in the initial column but were pushed back by the combined reaction force. The attacking Viet Cong unit was able to fall back using the heavy jungle in the area as cover.^[2]

^ Willbanks, James H. (2017-11-16). Vietnam War: A Topical Exploration and Primary Source Collection [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9781440850851.
^ ^a ^b Stanton, Shelby L. (2007-12-18). The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780307417343.

[Willbanks-1] Willbanks, James H. (2017-11-16). Vietnam War: A Topical Exploration and Primary Source Collection [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9781440850851.

[Stanton-2] Stanton, Shelby L. (2007-12-18). The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780307417343.

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