Battle of Quang Tri (1968)

Battle of Quảng Trị
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 31 January – 6 February 1968 Location Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam 16°44′25″N 107°11′15″E / 16.74028°N 107.18750°E / 16.74028; 107.18750 Result South Vietnamese-American victory
Belligerents
Viet Cong  North Vietnam	South Vietnam  United States
Commanders and leaders
	Ngô Quang Trưởng Donald V. Rattan
Units involved
812th Regiment, 324B Division, reinforced 54th Artillery Regiment (122mm rocket BN) 10th Sapper Battalion (one platoon) 814th Main Force Battalion 808th Main Force Battalion	1st Infantry Division 1st Regiment 2nd Troop, 7th Cavalry Airborne Division 9th Airborne Battalion 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division MACV Advisory Team 4
Strength
~2,600[1]	~2,700 Air Forces support[1]
Casualties and losses
U.S claim: 914 killed 86 captured[1]	Unknown

The Battle for Quang Tri occurred in and around Quảng Trị City (Quảng Trị Province), the northernmost provincial capital of South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive when the Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and American forces across major cities and towns in South Vietnam in an attempt to force the Saigon government to collapse. This included several attacks across northern I Corps, most importantly at Huế, Da Nang and Quảng Trị City. After being put on the defensive in the city of Quảng Trị, the Allied forces regrouped and forced the PAVN/VC out of the town after a day of fighting.