Battle of Phước Long

Battle of Phước Long
Part of the Vietnam War
Map of the Battle of Phước Long
Date 13 December 1974 － 6 January 1975 Location Phước Long province, South Vietnam Result North Vietnamese victory and the occupation of South Vietnam's Phúc Long province
Belligerents
South Vietnam	North Vietnam Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Dư Quốc Đống Nguyễn Thống Thành †	Lê Đức Anh Hoàng Cầm Hoàng Thế Thiện
Strength
At Phước Long: 5,400 Surrounding areas: 2,400 Total: 7,800[1]	14,500[1]
Casualties and losses
1,160 deaths, 2,000 wounded 2,444 captured[2]	1,300 died or wounded[3]

The Battle of Phước Long (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Đường 14 – Phước Long) was an important battle fought in the final months of the Vietnam War in December 1974. North Vietnam launched a spring offensive against South Vietnam with the particaption of the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam).

Finally, Phước Long fell and this was the first battle to mark the beginning of the fall of South Vietnam later.