▁and ▁moved ▁ 1   km ▁east ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁ 2 ▁night ▁def ensive ▁positions . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁a ▁pat rolling ▁pl ato on ▁from ▁Company ▁C ▁engaged ▁a ▁P AV N ▁force ▁killing ▁ 3 , ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁later ▁Company ▁C ▁saw ▁a ▁larger ▁P AV N ▁force ▁and ▁called ▁in ▁art illery ▁fire ▁and ▁ordered ▁its ▁pat rol ▁pl ato on ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Company ▁B ' s ▁position , ▁however ▁the ▁pl ato on ▁then ▁ran ▁into ▁another ▁P AV N ▁force ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁surrounded . ▁A ▁pl ato on ▁from ▁Company ▁B ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Company ▁C ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁was ▁similarly ▁surrounded . ▁F og ▁and ▁low ▁cloud ▁prevent ed ▁aer ial ▁observation ▁and ▁support ▁until ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁isolated ▁pl ato on ▁re lied ▁on ▁art illery ▁support ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁over run . ▁Comp an ies ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁assist ▁their ▁be le ag uer ed ▁pl ato ons ▁but ▁mort ar ▁fire ▁hit ▁the ▁Company ▁B ▁command ▁group ▁killing ▁the ▁commander . ▁Air ▁and ▁art illery ▁support ▁and ▁rein for c ements ▁eventually ▁forced ▁the ▁P AV N ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁attacks ▁leaving ▁ 1 4 2 ▁dead , ▁U . S . ▁losses ▁were ▁ 3 1 ▁dead ▁and ▁ 7 ▁missing ▁( 6 ▁of ▁whom ▁became ▁P OW s ▁and ▁were ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁most