Battle of Highway 19 (1965)
| Battle of Highway 19 | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Viet Cong North Vietnam |
South Vietnam United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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General Nguyễn Hữu Có General William Westmoreland | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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43 killed, 58 missing 1 killed | |||||||
The Battle of Highway 19 was a major action between the Viet Cong (VC) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in February 1965. It marked the first use of United States Air Force (USAF) jet aircraft to support ARVN operations and one of the first instances of North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces in combat in South Vietnam.