Battle of Kompong Speu

Battle of Kompong Speu
Part of Vietnam War
Date June 12–16, 1970 Location 11.26°N 104.32°E / 11.26; 104.32 (Kompong Speu) Kompong Speu, Cambodia Result ARVN and Cambodian Victory
Belligerents
Vietnam People's Army	Army of the Republic of Vietnam FANK
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
1,400	ARVN 4,000 Cambodian Army 2,000
Casualties and losses
183 killed	4 killed, 22 wounded unknown

The Battle of Kompong Speu began on June 12, 1970 when the combined forces of the South Vietnamese and Cambodian Armies fought to recapture the provincial capital of Kompong Speu. The town was captured by Communist forces on June 13 but was retaken by allied forces on June 16.

References

• Bowman, John S. (1989). The Vietnam War Day by Day. New York: Mallard Books. ISBN 0-7924-5087-6. 
• Maitland, Terrence; and Peter McInerney (1983). The Vietnam Experience: A Contagion of War. Boston, Mass.: Boston Pub. Co.. ISBN 0-939526-05-0.