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Battle of Cam Duong
Part of the Battle of Lao Cai, Sino-Vietnamese War
Date 22–25 February 1979 (3 days) Location Cam Duong, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
China	Vietnam
Units involved
11th Army 149th division 13th Army	345th Division

The Battle of Cam Duong was fought during the Sino-Vietnamese War, between the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Vietnamese VPA forces in the mining town of Cam Duong. From February 22–25, Chinese forces clashed with the Vietnamese for control over the town, and captured it after the three days of heavy fighting.

Notes

1. Zhang, p. 102
2. O'Dowd, p. 62
3. Zhang, p. 101
4. O'Dowd, p. 62.

References

• Edward C. O'Dowd (2007). Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0203088964. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Xiaoming Zhang (2015). Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict between China and Vietnam, 1979-1991. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9781469621258. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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