Operation Gadsden

Part of Vietnam War

Date	2-21 February 1967
Location	Tây Ninh Province, South Vietnam 11°34′37″N 105°53′53″E / 11.577°N 105.898°E / 11.577; 105.898
Result	U.S. operational success

Belligerents

United States

North Vietnam

Commanders and leaders

MG Frederick C. Weyand

Strength

25th Infantry Division
196th Infantry Brigade
3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

271st Regiment

Casualties and losses

29 killed

160 killed

Operation Gadsden was an operation conducted by the 25th Infantry Division in Tây Ninh Province, lasting from 2 to 21 February 1967.

Operation Gadsden was planned as a deception operation ahead of Operation Junction City. The 25th Infantry Division would seek to engage the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 271st Regiment in Base Area 354.

The operation commenced on 2 February with the 196th Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, each reinforced by an additional battalion deploying into western War Zone C. Following B-52 strikes against suspected base areas of the 271st Regiment, the eight infantry battalions seized two abandoned border villages, Lo Go (11°34′37″N 105°53′53″E / 11.577°N 105.898°E / 11.577; 105.898) and Xom Giua, which served as supply depots from the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia.

Subsequent sweeps confirmed the presence of the PAVN 271st Regiment, 70th Guard Regiment and 680th Training Regiments in the Lo Go area, although they failed to engage them.

Operation Gadsden officially concluded on 21 February, PAVN losses were 160 killed, U.S. losses were 29 killed.

The 196th Infantry Brigade returned to Tây Ninh Combat Base, while the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division deployed to blocking positions along Highway 22 for Operation Junction City.

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