Battle of Ben Het

Battle of Ben Het
Part of Vietnam War
One of two destroyed PT-76 tanks
Date March 3–4, 1969 Location Ben Het Camp, South Vietnam Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Captain John Stovall (WIA)	Unknown
Units involved
Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment 5th Special Forces Group CIDG 4th Infantry Division Artillery	16th Company, 4th Battalion, 202nd Armored Regiment
Strength
4 M48 tanks 2 M42A1 tanks 1 175mm artillery battery 1 AC-47 12 Green Berets 400 CIDG	10 PT-76 tanks Unknown number of BTR-50s
Casualties and losses
1 M48A3 tank lightly damaged 2 killed 2 wounded 1 killed 6 wounded	2 PT-76 tanks destroyed 1 BTR-50PK destroyed Unknown; no bodies found

The Battle of Ben Het was a North Vietnamese armored assault on the Ben Het Special Forces Camp. It was the only tank battle between the United States and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.