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We Were Soldiers - timeline
Sunday 14th November: Parts of the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry, the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry, and the 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry of the United States Army land at LZ Xray. (Ia Drang Valley,Plei Mei, South Vietnam)
Wednesday 17th November: A battalion from the 1st Cavalry Division is ambushed by the 8th Battalion of the North Vietnamese 66th Regiment. (Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam)