The Battle of Ba Gia, the starting point for the Americanization of the Vietnam War, broke out from May 29 to May 31, 1965. The Viet Cong liberation forces collapsed the South Vietnamese government forces, resulting in many casualties. The streets of Ba Xa were littered with the corpses of South Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong soldiers.
Viet Cong liberation forces attacked the South Vietnamese government army base at Ba Xa in Quang Ngai Province, Central Coast Region, on May 28, 1965. On the morning of May 29, South Vietnamese government troops were dispatched from Ba Tha, and the Viet Cong ambushed them, killing about 100 people. On the morning of May 29, South Vietnamese government troops were dispatched from Ba Tha, where they ambushed and killed about 100 people. The South Vietnamese government forces dispatched a battalion from Quang Ngai City, but it was split up by an ambush by the Viet Cong liberation forces. In a fierce battle that lasted about three hours, the South Vietnamese government forces suffered heavy casualties.
In the Battle of Ba Xa, the South Vietnamese army suffered enormous losses. The Battle of Ba Raza was the starting point for the U.S. government's decision to mainstream the U.S. Army as well as the South Vietnamese Army into the Vietnam War on July 22. The U.S. military was further increased to about 125,000 troops, bringing the total number of South Vietnamese troops to about 500,000. The North Vietnamese army increased the number of troops in South Vietnam. The Battle of Ba Xa further intensified the Vietnam War. With the increase in aerial bombardment of North Vietnam, the increase in the number of American soldiers to defend the bomber bases, the military role of the United States in the Vietnam War crossed the line from advising and supporting to offensive warfare.
