Which Australian battle in August 1966 was fought in a rubber plantation near Long Tan?

The Australian battle fought in a rubber plantation near Long Tan in August 1966 was the Battle of Long Tan.

The main action occurred on 18 August, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam. D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, numbering 108 men, encountered Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces after following tracks from a previous attack on the Australian base at Nui Dat.

The Australians were heavily outnumbered, but artillery support from Australian, New Zealand and American batteries helped D Company withstand repeated assaults. Australian armoured personnel carriers later reinforced the company, and the opposing force withdrew. Eighteen Australians were killed and 24 wounded; enemy casualty figures remain disputed.

Long Tan is sometimes confused with nearby Vietnam War actions such as Suối Châu Pha or Coral–Balmoral. It became one of the best-known Australian battles of the war and is commemorated in Australia on Vietnam Veterans' Day, 18 August.