 During the intense action , the allies estimated that North Vietnamese forces had between 1 @,@ 042 and 5 @,@ 000 killed and 89 captured in the city and in the surrounding area . 216 U.S. Marines and soldiers had been killed during the fighting and 1 @,@ 609 were wounded . 421 ARVN troops were killed , another 2 @,@ 123 were wounded , and 31 were missing . More than 5 @,@ 800 civilians had lost their lives during the battle and 116 @,@ 000 were left homeless out of an original population of 140 @,@ 000 . 40 @-@ 50 % of Huế was destroyed by the end of the battle . 
