Battle of Trung Nghia | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Vietnam | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General Nguyễn Văn Toàn | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
42nd Regiment, 22nd Division 44th Regiment, 23rd Division 53rd Regiment, 23rd Division |
24th Independent Regiment 28th Regiment, 10th Division 66th Regiment, 10th Division 95B Regiment, 10th Division 28th Reconnaissance-Sapper Battalion | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 percent[1] |
The Battle of Trung Nghia took place from 8 June to 16 September 1973 when North Vietnamese forces captured the village of Trung Nghia in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese were eventually forced out by the South Vietnamese.