Battle of Kampot
| Battle of Kampot | |||||||
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| Part of Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War | |||||||
Map showing the areas under Communist control. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Khmer Republic | Khmer Rouge | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Mhoul Khleng | Ta Mok | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500+ | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 391 KIA, 2,275 injured, 79 MIA (Khmer Republic claim) | 2,363 KIA (Khmer Republic claim) | ||||||
| 25 civilians killed and 88 injured (Khmer Republic claim) | |||||||
The Battle of Kampot was a major military engagement of the Vietnam War, also a part of the Cambodian Civil War, fought between 26 February to 2 April 1974, in which Cambodian Army troops loyal to the Khmer Republic battled Khmer Rouge guerillas for the control of Kampot, the second seaport city of southern Cambodia and capital of Kampot province.