 The tide of battle soon turned in favor of the South Vietnamese when reinforcements from the ARVN 1st and 7th Airborne Battalions arrived led by the commander of the Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. Dư Quốc Đống.He organized a defensive line that stymied all efforts by the 101st Regiment to penetrate or outflank the position.The fighting continued all day and into the night.