Operation Bushmaster II

Operation Bushmaster II
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; Battle of Ap Nha Mat, 5 December 1965
Date	1–6 December 1965
Location	Michelin Rubber Plantation, South Vietnam11°15′47″N 106°20′02″E / 11.2631°N 106.334°E
Result	US declares operational success
Belligerents
United States	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Col. William Brodbeck	unknown
Units involved
3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division	272nd Regiment
Strength
	US estimate: 2400
Casualties and losses
44 killed; 3 missing	US body count: 318 killed; 27 captured; 214 estimated killed and wounded; 75 weapons recovered

Operation Bushmaster II (also known as the Battle of Ap Nha Mat) was a US Army operation that took place in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, lasting from 1 to 6 December 1965.

^ ^a ^b "Combat After Action Report Operation Bloodhound/Bushmaster II 29 November-5 December 1965" (PDF). 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. 30 December 1965. p. 7.

[CAAR-1] "Combat After Action Report Operation Bloodhound/Bushmaster II 29 November-5 December 1965" (PDF). 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. 30 December 1965. p. 7.

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