ID G ▁pat rol ▁ 1   km ▁from ▁Dak ▁Se ang ▁Camp ▁and ▁prisoner ▁inter rog ations ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁newly ▁arrived ▁P AV N ▁ 1 7 4 th ▁Regiment ▁planned ▁to ▁attack ▁both ▁Dak ▁Se ang ▁and ▁Dak ▁P ek ▁Camp . ▁The ▁AR V N ▁air l ift ed ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Task ▁Force ▁to ▁Dak ▁Se ang ▁and ▁this ▁force ▁pat rolled ▁west ▁from ▁Dak ▁Se ang , ▁where ▁they ▁encountered ▁an ▁ent rench ed ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 th ▁Regiment . ▁After ▁a ▁four - day ▁battle ▁and ▁with ▁heavy ▁air ▁support , ▁the ▁AR V N ▁over ran ▁the ▁position ▁forcing ▁the ▁surv iving ▁def enders ▁to ▁fle e ▁into ▁La os . ▁In ▁the ▁base ▁were ▁ 1 8 9 ▁P AV N ▁dead , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁equipment ▁and ▁a ▁command ▁post ▁with ▁a ▁mock - up ▁of ▁the ▁Dak ▁Se ang ▁camp , ▁which ▁the ▁P AV N ▁apparently ▁planned ▁to ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 6 ▁August . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁M G ▁Pe ers ▁deployed ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁to ▁inter dict ▁P AV N ▁in fil tr ation ▁through ▁the ▁Dak ▁Pay au ▁Valley , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Ple iku . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁hel ic opter ▁gun ships ▁and ▁tact ical ▁air ▁support ▁engaged ▁a ▁P AV