Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River

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The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River was a major 1950 Korean War engagement in which Chinese forces launched a large-scale offensive that shattered United Nations lines and forced a retreat from North Korea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Phase Campaign (Western Front) ⓘ
belligerent Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China

Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: South Korea

Turkey ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations Command ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
ChineseCasualties thousands of killed and wounded ⓘ
ChineseOperation encirclement and annihilation of UN forces on the western front ⓘ
ChineseStrength approximately 180000 troops ⓘ
commander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Edward Almond ⓘ
Frank W. Milburn ⓘ
John B. Coulter ⓘ
Paik Sun-yup ⓘ
Peng Dehuai ⓘ
Walton H. Walker ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
country North Korea ⓘ
endDate 1950-12-02 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Chosin Reservoir ⓘ
Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
UN retreat to the 38th parallel ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
location Ch'ongch'on River ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
militaryOperationType offensive ⓘ
notableUnit ROK II Corps ⓘ
US 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
outcome UN forces forced into general retreat from North Korea ⓘ
partOf Chinese Second Phase Offensive ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
precededBy UN advance to the Yalu River ⓘ
result Chinese victory ⓘ
significance ended UN hopes of a quick victory in the Korean War ⓘ
largest defeat suffered by UN forces in the Korean War ⓘ
startDate 1950-11-25 ⓘ
tacticalFeature ambushes along withdrawal routes ⓘ
encirclement of UN units ⓘ
night attacks by Chinese infantry ⓘ
theater Korean Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod November 1950 ⓘ
UNCasualties thousands of killed wounded and missing ⓘ
UNObjective advance to the Yalu River ⓘ
UNStrength approximately 120000 troops ⓘ

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Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → engagement → Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ⓘ
Chinese Second Phase Offensive → partOf → Chinese People's Volunteer Army campaigns in the Korean War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
Chinese Second Phase Offensive → includedBattle → Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ⓘ
People's Volunteer Army → engagement → Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ⓘ
Chongchon River → notableEvent → Battle of the Chongchon River (1950) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River