Battle of Ap Bac 1963
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 January 1963 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1963 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Vietnam | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Vietnam War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, South Vietnam, United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 10.4383, 106.1953 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Ấp Bắc was a major battle fought on 2 January 1963 during the Vietnam War in Định Tường Province, South Vietnam. On 28 December 1962, US intelligence detected the presence of a radio transmitter along with a sizable force of Viet Cong (VC) soldiers, reported to number around 120, in the hamlet of Tân Thới (Vietnamese: Ấp Tân Thới) in Định Tường Province, home of the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (ARVN) 7th Infantry Division. The South Vietnamese and their US advisers planned to attack Ấp Tân Thới from three directions to destroy the VC force by using two provincial Civil Guard battalions and elements of the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. The infantry units would be supported by artillery, M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs), and helicopters. However, VC forces anticipated a major attack from the South Vietnamese government from a variety of sources including movement of supplies, an undercover VC agent, and decoded radio communications from the ARVN. Accordingly, the VC prepared for an attack by US and South Vietnamese forces.
On the morning of 2 January 1963, the Civil Guards spearheaded the attack by marching toward Ấp Tân Thới from the south.
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