Battle of A Sau

A Shau Valley
Battle of A Shau
	Part of the Vietnam War
Date	March 9–10, 1966
Location	16°07′N 107°20′E / 16.12°N 107.33°E; A Shau Valley, South Vietnam UTM Grid YC 499-837
Result	North Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
United States; South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Units involved
5th Special Forces Group; CIDG	325th Division
Strength
17 Green Berets; 410- 417 CIDG; overall: 385– 434 (camp garrison)	2,000
Casualties and losses
5 missing; 196–288 killed or missing	U.S. estimate 800

The Battle of A Shau (Vietnamese: trận A Sầu) was waged in early 1966 during the Vietnam War between the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the forces of the United States and South Vietnam. The battle began on March 9 and lasted until March 10 with the fall of the U.S. Army's Special Forces camp of the same name. The battle was a strategic victory for the PAVN in that they were able to take control of the A Shau Valley and use it as a base area for the rest of the war.

^ Kelley, Michael P. (2002). Where We Were In Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–3. ISBN 1555716253.
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^ Rescue in Death Valley with HHM-163
^ Despite wounds, Medal of Honor recipient killed up to 175 enemies, saved comrades

[Kelley-1] Kelley, Michael P. (2002). Where We Were In Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–3. ISBN 1555716253.

[nationalmuseum-2] Cite error: The named reference nationalmuseum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[rescue-3] Rescue in Death Valley with HHM-163

[recipient-4] Despite wounds, Medal of Honor recipient killed up to 175 enemies, saved comrades

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