Battle of Quang Tri information
for 1 BDE 1 CAV
1/5 CAV
1/12 CAV
1 ARVN REG
From date 680131 to 680201
1 BDE 1 CAV was a US Army unit
1/5 CAV was a US Army unit
1/12 CAV was a US Army unit
1 ARVN REG was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation JEB STUART
Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Quang Tri
Description: As part of operation JEB STUART the 1st Brigade, 1st Cav was near Quang Tri when the enemy launched their Tet Offensive. The Bde assaulted four companies into hot LZs around the village of Thon An Thai, just east of Quang Tri. The first task was to knock out the NVA's heavy weapons support and then block the enemy from the rear. The ARA and artilley found many NVA moving along Route 1. While the fighting would last for ten days and the enemy would loose more than 875 killed with 100 captured, the Battle of Quang Tri only lasted two days. The 1/5th Cavalry and the 1/12th Cavalry combined with the 1st ARVN Regiment and the 9th ARVN Abn Battalion to fight the 812th NVA Regiment plus the 10th NVA Sapper, the K-4 and the K-8 battalions.
The source for this information was 1st Team Page 156, Chron P:66
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