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was based at Dầu Tiếng from July–November 1969 and January–February 1970. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division comprising: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry [2]: 140 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry [2]: 146 was based at Dầu Tiếng in August and from October–December 1970. Other units based at Dầu Tiếng included:
Vam Co Dong north of Go Dau Ha: Jul 29 – Aug 30: Operation Camden II [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to protect a land clearing team (US), and conduct reconnaissance in force operations to locate and destroy VC main force units in AO (Area Operations) Mindy
Operation Attleboro was a Vietnam War search and destroy operation initiated by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade with the objective to discover the location(s) of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) base areas and force them to fight.
The Marines repelled the attack and killed 203 PAVN and captured two and 72 weapons in a daylong battle. [6]: 203 On the 13th the Marines engaged a 100 strong PAVN force in a seven hour battle, killing 73 for the loss of five Marines killed. [6]: 203 On the 14th the PAVN attacked again losing 13 killed and ten weapons. [6]: 204 13 August
The battle continued until 06:00 when the PAVN withdrew leaving 51 dead and four captured and 17 individual and six crew-served weapons; U.S. losses were two killed. At 12:10 an infantry unit from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division sweeping an area 10 miles (16 km) west of Bến Cát was attacked by PAVN.
North Vietnamese forces took a more grand strategic view than did the U.S. and South Vietnam with a protracted warfare model, in their concept of dau tranh, or "struggle", where the goal coupling military and political initiatives alongside each-other; there are both military and organisational measures that support the political goal.
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Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered on military targets near Saigon and Da Nang and were quickly beaten off.