LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Viet Cong: Australians
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[One] of the companies, a long way away from this first, is following a creek line in the hope of finding tracks leading down to the water in use by the Viet Cong. As they are carefully pushing their way through the jungle adjacent to the creek they run into the enemy party coming the other way. A fire fight ensues. Artillery fire is brought down behind the enemy party in contact in case there are more enemy following, but cannot be brought down on the enemy in contact because of their closeness to the Australian troops. The forward platoon commander of the company prepares to attack the enemy group but before he can mount the attack the enemy withdraws. There were probably some enemy killed and wounded, but they are carried away by the retreating Viet Cong.
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The combination of aggressive fire from D Company soldiers plus devastating artillery fire from Nui Dat had swung the battle in the Australians' favour but the Viet Cong continued to manoeuvre to gain the upper hand. Meanwhile, A Company of 6RAR had been ordered to move to the support of the beleaguered D Company.
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In August 1966 an Australian Task Force Company of 108 men was ambushed in a coconut plantation near Xa Long Tan by a significantly larger number of Viet Cong. This was to prove a significant event in Australian military history.
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