| 词条 | Operation Lancaster |
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| conflict = Operation Lancaster | partof = the Vietnam War | image = File:A189734.jpg | caption = A Marine barters with Vietnamese civilians during Operation Lancaster | date = 1 November 1967 – 20 January 1968 | place = Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam | coordinates = {{Coord|16.579|N|106.753|E|display=inline}} | result = U.S. claims victory | combatant1 = {{flag|United States}} | combatant2 = {{flag|North Vietnam}} | commander1 = COL Joseph Lo Prete | commander2 = | strength1 = 3rd Marine Regiment | strength2 = | casualties1 = 22 killed | casualties2 = US body count: 46 killed | notes = | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Vietnam War}} }} Operation Lancaster was a U.S. Marine Corps operation that took place in northern Quảng Trị Province from November 1967 to January 20, 1968. BackgroundIn November 1967, the Kingfisher Tactical Area of Operations (TAOR) was split in two creating the Lancaster TAOR and the Kentucky TAOR.[1] The new Lancaster TAOR bordered the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to the north, the Scotland TAOR to the west and the Kentucky and Operationa Osceola to the east and contained the Marines bases of Camp Carroll, The Rockpile and Ca Lu Combat Base and was under the control of COL Joseph Lo Prete's 3rd Marine Regiment.[2] Despite the closure of Route 9 by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) west of Ca Lu, it remained the obvious route for any attempt to relieve the Khe Sanh Combat Base. The terrain in the Lancaster TAOR consisted of rolling hills climbing up to jungle-covered mountains.[2]{{rp|57}} OperationThe Marines task was to prevent PAVN infiltration from across the DMZ and from the west and to provide artillery and logistical support to the Marines at Khe Sanh. AftermathOperation Lancaster concluded on 20 January 1968, PAVN losses were 46 killed for the loss of 22 Marines killed and 140 wounded. The operation was immediately continued as Operation Lancaster II in the same tactical area of operations.[2]{{rp|57}} References{{Marine Corps}}1. ^{{cite book|last=Telfer|first=Gary|title=U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967|url=https://archive.org/details/FightingTheNorthVietnamese|publisher=History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps|year=1984|isbn=978-1494285449|page=142}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Shulimson|first=Jack|title=US Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year|publisher=History and Museums Division Headquarters United States Marine Corps|year=1988|isbn=0160491258|page=18}} 7 : 1967 in Vietnam|1968 in Vietnam|Battles involving the United States|Battles involving Vietnam|Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1967|Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968|Battles and operations of the Vietnam War |
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