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Battle of Gò Công
Part of theVietnam War
Date 3 September 1963 Location Gò Công,Định Tường Province,South Vietnam Result South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
South Vietnam	Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Ngô Đình Diệm	Nguyễn Văn Linh
Strength
Gò Công Provincial Forces,IV Corps, ~2,000	200
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown killed or wounded 91 personnels captured

TheBattle of Gò Công was a small battle during theVietnam War. It took place on 3 September 1963 nearGò Công,Định Tường Province, after the General Staff of theViet Cong (VC) (controlled byNorth Vietnam) called for "anotherẤp Bắc" onSouth Vietnamese forces. The intent of the operation was to drive out the VC who had survived the earlier Ấp Bắc engagement. The battle was won by South Vietnamese forces, after inflicting heavy casualties on the VC, using artillery to slaughter VC fighters. It was later discovered that the 91 of the captured VC troops were new recruits, and did not have weapons.

• Quoc Vinh, Tran (1965)Quan doi nhan dan: Resolutely defeat the American aggressors. Hanoi, Vietnam.

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