Battle of the Iron Triangle

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Battle of the Iron Triangle
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 16 May – 20 November 1974 Location Iron Triangle, Bình Dương Province, South Vietnam 11°07′59″N 106°32′38″E / 11.133°N 106.544°E / 11.133; 106.544 Result South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
North Vietnam	South Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
	Lt. Gen. Phạm Quốc Thuần Lt. Gen. Dư Quốc Đống Brig. Gen. Lê Minh Đảo
Units involved
7th Division 9th Division	5th Division 18th Division 25th Division
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown 18th Division: 275 killed, 1,000 wounded 5th Division - 3 M41 tanks, several M—113s. [1]

The Battle of the Iron Triangle took place from 16 May to 20 November 1974, when the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 9th Division captured Rach Bap and An Dien. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) regained the lost towns in a series of costly counterattacks.^[2]