Map of Phuoc Tuy Province: The battle occurred at Ba Ria, near the centre of the map
Date
January 31 to February 7, 1968
Location
Bà Rịa, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
Result
Allied victory
Belligerents
Viet Cong
Australia South Vietnam New Zealand United States
Units involved
445th Local Force Battalion
3 RAR ARVN Rangers
Strength
600 men[1]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
260 casualties (from January 31st to February 1)[2] 1 captured[3]
21 dead 100 wounded[4]
The Battle of Bà Rịa took place from January 31 to February 7, 1968 in Phước Tuy province, South Vietnam. It occurred as part of the Tet Offensive, with large formations of Viet Cong troops attacking allied forces consisting of South Vietnamese, Australian and American troops.[5] The Australians engaged in the heaviest street fighting seen by any of their units during the war,[6] and the attack was defeated with heavy casualties inflicted on the VC.
^Johnston, Luke (2018). "The Tet Offensive in Ba Ria, Viet Nam 1968". Australia’s Vietnam War (UNSW). Archived from the original on 2016-03-21.
^The 1968 Tet Offensive(PDF). National Security Agency. 1968. p. 13.
^Johnston, Luke (2018). "The Tet Offensive in Ba Ria, Viet Nam 1968". Australia’s Vietnam War (UNSW). Archived from the original on 2016-03-21.
^The 1968 Tet Offensive(PDF). National Security Agency. 1968. p. 13.
^"Baria". Anzac Portal. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12.
^Sim, Angus (2015). "The Battle of Baria". Archived from the original on 2015-08-20.
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