Sixty South Vietnamese men are killed or wounded when their troops clash with communist forces in the Mekong Delta. The North Vietnamese lost only 14 men. A South Vietnamese spokesman said that the high South Vietnamese casualties were "due to bad fighting on our part." The battle was the first major action in the northern delta since the U.S. 9th Division was withdrawn and the South Vietnamese assumed responsibility for the area.
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Nov 18, 1969:
South Vietnamese fight first major battle after U.S. troops are withdrawn
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This Week in History, Nov 18 - Nov 24
- Nov 18, 1964
- South Vietnamese conduct largest air assault to date
- Nov 18, 1969
- South Vietnamese fight first major battle after U.S. troops are withdrawn
- Nov 18, 1970
- Nixon appeals to Congress for funds for Cambodia
- Nov 19, 1967
- Chaplain Charles Watters receives Medal of Honor
- Nov 19, 1971
- Cambodians appeal for help
- Nov 20, 1967
- Students Demonstrate Against Dow Chemical Company
- Nov 20, 1969
- Seymour Hersh files follow-up to My Lai story
- Nov 21, 1967
- Westmoreland tells media the communists are losing
- Nov 21, 1970
- U.S. force raids Son Tay prison camp
- Nov 22, 1963
- JFK assassinated in Dallas
- Nov 22, 1967
- Westmoreland claims U.S. victory at Dak To
- Nov 22, 1972
- First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam
- Nov 23, 1970
- Laird discloses the details of the Son Tay Raid
- Nov 23, 1972
- Paris peace talks deadlocked
- Nov 24, 1963
- LBJ to continue Kennedy policy in Vietnam
- Nov 24, 1965
- U.S. casualty rates hit new high
- Nov 24, 1969
- U.S. Army announces Calley will be tried
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