| Operation Napoleon/Saline | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
.jpg) Marines return from patrol during Operation Napoleon/Saline | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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MG Rathvon M. Tompkins MG Raymond G. Davis Col. Milton A. Hull Lt. Col. William Weise Col. Ross T. Dwyer |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 1st Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 2nd Regiment |
K400 Main Force Battalion 48th Regiment 52nd Regiment 138th Regiment 270th Regiment 803rd Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 395 killed | US body count: 3,500+ killed | ||||||
Operation Napoleon/Saline was a multi-Battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army along the Cửa Việt River south of the DMZ in Quảng Trị Province. The operation ran from 20 January to 9 December 1968.