Battle of Suoi Chau Pha

The Battle of Suối Châu Pha was fought during the Vietnam War between Australian troops and the Việt Cộng. The battle took place during Operation Ballarat, an Australian search and destroy operation in the eastern Hát Dịch area, north-west of Núi Đất in Phước Tuy province. Following a covert insertion the day before which had caught a number of Việt Cộng sentries by surprise, A Company, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment had patrolled forward unaware of the presence of a large Việt Cộng main force unit nearby. Clashing with a reinforced company from the Việt Cộng 3rd Battalion, 274th Regiment, a classic encounter battle ensued between two forces of roughly equal size. Fought at close quarters in dense jungle amid a heavy monsoon rain, both sides suffered heavy casualties as neither was able to gain an advantage. Finally, after a battle lasting several hours, the Australian artillery proved decisive and the Việt Cộng were forced to withdraw, dragging many of their dead from the battlefield after having suffered crippling losses.

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1967 Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States,

Etna,

Location: 10.65, 107.15, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1967-08-06T00:00:00Z

1967 Battle of Suoi Chau Pha

1964-12-28T00:00:00Z

1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

1964 — 1965 Battle of Binh Gia

1966-04-11T00:00:00Z

1966-04-12T00:00:00Z

1966 Battle of Xa Cam My

1966-08-18T00:00:00Z

1966 Battle of Long Tan

1967-02-17T00:00:00Z

1967-02-18T00:00:00Z

1967 Operation Bribie

1968-12-03T00:00:00Z

1969-02-19T00:00:00Z

1968 — 1969 Battle of Hat Dich

1969-06-06T00:00:00Z

1969-06-08T00:00:00Z

1969 Battle of Binh Ba

1971-09-21T00:00:00Z

1971 Battle of Nui Le

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Frameless

Operations east of Saigon June to Oct 1967

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1964	Battle of Binh Gia	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Battle of Xa Cam My	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Battle of Long Tan	United States, Australia, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Bribie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Battle of Suoi Chau Pha	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Hat Dich	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1969	Battle of Binh Ba	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1971	Battle of Nui Le	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Operations east of Saigon June to Oct 1967		Commons

Battle of Suoi Chau Pha

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