battle, Cold War
Battle of Tri Phap
Battle of Tri Phap was a battle fought on 4 May 1974 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: South Vietnamese victory.
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Fought4 May 1974
WhereVietnam10.535N, 105.942E
OutcomeSouth Vietnamese victory
BelligerentsNorth VietnamagainstSouth Vietnam
Casualties and lossesARVN body count: 1,100+and~100
Record
| Date | 4 May 1974 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Vietnam 10.535N, 105.942E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | ARVN body count: 1,100+ | ~100; 29 school children killed in North Vietnamese mortar attacks |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ap Bac 1963, 30 km E
- Capture of Vinh Long 1862, 32 km S
- Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút 1785, 47 km SE
- Capture of My Tho 1861, 50 km SE
- Battle of Bến Tre 1968, 58 km SE
Elsewhere in 1974
- Turkish invasion of Cyprus Cyprus
- Battle of the Paracel Islands People's Republic of China
- Operation Niki Cyprus No Mans Area
- Battle of Phuoc Long Vietnam
- Battle of Kampot Cambodia
Battle of Tri Phap is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 269 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tri Phap, revision 1370591511, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.