Battle of Kompong Speu

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Kompong Speu
partof=Vietnam War
date=June 12-16, 1970
place=coord|11.26|N|104.32|E|name=Kompong Speu|display=inline,title|type:landmark
Kompong Speu, Cambodia
result=ARVN and Cambodian Victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=Unknown
commander2=Unknown
strength1=1,400
strength2=ARVN 4,000
Cambodian Army 2,000
casualties1=183 killed
casualties2=ARVN 4 killed
22 wounded|The Battle of Kompong Speu began on June 12, 1970 when the combined forces of the South Vietnamese and Cambodian Armies fought to recapture the provincial capital of Kompong Speu. The town was captured by Communist forces on June 13 but was retaken by allied forces on June 16.

References

*cite book|last=Bowman|first=John S.|title=The Vietnam War Day by Day|year=1989|publisher=Mallard Books|location=New York|id=ISBN 0-7924-5087-6
*cite book|last=Maitland|first=Terrence|coauthors=and Peter McInerney|title=The Vietnam Experience: A Contagion of War|year=1983|publisher=Boston Pub. Co.|location=Boston, Mass.|id=ISBN 0-939526-05-0