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Battle of Nui Le

Battle of Núi Lé
Part of the Vietnam War
Date21 September 1971
Location
Result Australian and North Vietnamese tactical withdrawal
Belligerents
 Australia
 New Zealand
 United States
North Vietnam North Vietnam
Units involved
Australia 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) North Vietnam 33rd Regiment
Strength
2 infantry companies
Artillery
U.S. air support
ANZAC Claim: 600+ infantry
Casualties and losses
Australia 5 killed
Australia 30 wounded
ANZAC Claim: 14 bodies recovered

The Battle of Núi Lé (21 September 1971) was the last major battle fought by Australian and New Zealand forces in South Vietnam.[1] The battle was fought in the former Phước Tuy Province between elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 33rd Regiment and 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion during Operation Ivanhoe.[1] Núi Lé, a small hill within Quang Thanh commune in Chau Duc District, is today in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Rowe 1989, p. 159.