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  • Battle of Ia Drang
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  • Battle of Ia Drang
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  • Battle of Ia Drang#2nd/7th Cav and the ambush by PAVN near LZ Albany
  • Battle of Ia Drang Valley
  • Battle of Ia Drang#Three-pronged attack
  • Battle of the Ia Drang Valley
  • First Battle of the Ia Drang Valley Campaign
  • Ia Drang
  • Ia Drang Campaign
  • Ia Drang Valley
  • Ia Drang campaign
  • Ia Drang valley battle
  • Ia Đrăng
  • Operation Silver Bayonet
  • See Casualties section
  • Silver Bayonet
  • air assaulted onto Landing Zone X-Ray
  • battle of the Ia Drang Valley
  • fight at LZ Albany
  • fought savage battles
  • massive L-shaped ambush
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  • ~350
  • : 237 killed, 258 wounded, and 4 missing (~50% of troop strength)
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  • North Vietnam
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  • Both sides claimed victory
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  • Total: ~1,000 U.S cavalry troops and ~900 ARVN troops
  • Separate12.7 mm anti-aircraft gunand mortar units
  • Total: ~2,500 troops
  • Two batteries of artillery
  • Separate aircraft and helicopter support units (740 bomber sortiesF-4and 96B-52sorties) were flown
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