The assault soon faltered , with steadily increasing casualties as the Viet Cong withstood multiple frontal assaults , including bayonet charges by two separate platoons .

The assault group comprised Cause_to_be_included a reinforced company of six infantry platoons and an attached Connect platoon of Royal Engineers .

French armored Bearing_arms platoons , airborne units and troops delivered Military_operation by landing craft to the coast of central Annam , modern-day Vietnam , attempted to sweep Removing forces of the communist Viet Minh from the critical Route One .