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Beginning at 1048, Company G received small arms and [[RPG-7|RPG]] fire in the al-Maab District. The insurgents were pursued to a |
Beginning at 1048, Company G received small arms and [[RPG-7|RPG]] fire in the al-Maab District. The insurgents were pursued to a nearby building were two squads and a quick reaction force continued fighting from 11:45 to 12:05. From there the squads were pinned down and the quick reaction force move to a support position where they were engaged one block east of Company G's position. [[Captain]] [[Christopher J. Bronzi]], commander of the company, led his Marines in 24 hours of action. At one point he led a team onto the street to recover the body of a fallen Marine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Estes |first1=Kenneth W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i26UnQEACAAJ |title=U.S. Marines in Iraq 2004-2005: Into the Fray |last2=Division |first2=US Marine Corps History |date=2011 |publisher=www.MilitaryBookshop.Companyuk |isbn=978-1-78039-386-5 |language=en}}</ref> |
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At approximately 1330 an explosives device was reported in Company E’s sector, on the eastern outskirts of the city, and while cordoning off the area the company received small arms fire. At approximately the same time just to the east, one of the battalion’s sniper teams set up near the Euphrates River was attacked by 12 to 15 men. At approximately 1400, a Company E patrol was ambushed. A quick reaction force was dispatched to reinforce the patrol when it engaged with the enemy still further to the east of the city. Two Humvees were hit, and its platoon commander was critically wounded.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Marines Lance Cpl. Kyle Crowley, Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, Staff Sgt. Allan K Walker and Navy Hospitalman Third Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves were some of the U.S Servicemembers killed during the fighting on April 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts{{!}} Military Times |url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-lance-cpl-anthony-p-roberts/257116 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=thefallen.militarytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbastardscanteen%2Fposts%2Fthis-is-a-must-readramadi-iraq-the-marines-of-echo-company-raced-toward-the-soun%2F1039839276052817%2F |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> {{clear}} |
Marines Lance Cpl. Kyle Crowley, Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, Staff Sgt. Allan K Walker and Navy Hospitalman Third Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves were some of the U.S Servicemembers killed during the fighting on April 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts{{!}} Military Times |url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-lance-cpl-anthony-p-roberts/257116 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=thefallen.militarytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbastardscanteen%2Fposts%2Fthis-is-a-must-readramadi-iraq-the-marines-of-echo-company-raced-toward-the-soun%2F1039839276052817%2F |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> {{clear}} |
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| Battle of Ramadi (2004) | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
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 United States |
 Ba'ath Party loyalists[1]Other insurgents | ||||||
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| 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines | unknown | ||||||
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| 1,500 U.S. Marines | 2,000 insurgents | ||||||
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13 killed[2] 40 wounded | 300–450 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Ramadi was fought in the spring of 2004, during the same time as the First Battle of Fallujah, for control of the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq.[3] A coalition military force consisting of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines were stationed to defend the city from an insurgent assault.[4]
In April 2004, Fallujah was under siege by Coalition Forces and insurgents were looking to relieve pressure on the city by attempting an offensive of their own. Ramadi, the capital of Al Anbar Province, was seen as a center of gravity to coalition forces, and thus a critical city in western Iraq.
Before the battle started, insurgents cut off the highway out of Al Anbar to Baghdad.
On April 6, 2004, Marines fought with insurgents throughout the city in running gun battles that day. At the end of the first day of fighting 12 Marines had been killed in action.[4] The following day fighting continued. Over the course of a four-day period it was reported that 250 insurgents had been killed.
By the end of the battalion's tour in September 2004, 33 Marines had been KIA. The city remain an unstable environment throughout the course of the 2000s which lead to the subsequent battle in 2006.[4]
April 6, 2004
Beginning at 1048, Company G received small arms and RPG fire in the al-Maab District. The insurgents were pursued to a nearby building were two squads and a quick reaction force continued fighting from 11:45 to 12:05. From there the squads were pinned down and the quick reaction force move to a support position where they were engaged one block east of Company G's position. Captain Christopher J. Bronzi, commander of the company, led his Marines in 24 hours of action. At one point he led a team onto the street to recover the body of a fallen Marine.[5]
At approximately 1330 an explosives device was reported in Company E’s sector, on the eastern outskirts of the city, and while cordoning off the area the company received small arms fire. At approximately the same time just to the east, one of the battalion’s sniper teams set up near the Euphrates River was attacked by 12 to 15 men. At approximately 1400, a Company E patrol was ambushed. A quick reaction force was dispatched to reinforce the patrol when it engaged with the enemy still further to the east of the city. Two Humvees were hit, and its platoon commander was critically wounded.[5]
Marines Lance Cpl. Kyle Crowley, Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, Staff Sgt. Allan K Walker and Navy Hospitalman Third Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves were some of the U.S Servicemembers killed during the fighting on April 6th.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "At Least 12 Marines Killed as Iraq Fighting Rages". Fox News. 6 April 2004.
- ^ "ICasualties | OIF | Iraq | Fatalities Details". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ "CNN.com - Coalition forces under fire in Ramadi - Apr 6, 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ a b c Michaels, Jim. "The Magnificent Bastards look back on a key Iraq battle". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ a b Estes, Kenneth W.; Division, US Marine Corps History (2011). U.S. Marines in Iraq 2004-2005: Into the Fray. www.MilitaryBookshop.Companyuk. ISBN 978-1-78039-386-5.
- ^ "Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts| Military Times". thefallen.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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External links
Zoroya, Gregg. "Fight for Ramadi exacts heavy toll on Marines." USA Today. 12 July 2004. Accessed: 2009-10-09 (archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5kPS9x7tW).
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