Battle of the Imjin River (1951)

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The Battle of the Imjin River (1951) was a major Korean War clash in April 1951, in which United Nations forces—most notably British, Belgian, and South Korean troops—fought a large-scale Chinese offensive north of Seoul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Korean War ⓘ
aftermath Chinese advance slowed before reaching Seoul ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Gloster Hill ⓘ
Battle of Solma-ri ⓘ
belligerent Belgium ⓘ
Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China

Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: South Korea

United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations Command ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
ChineseForcesStrength tens of thousands of troops ⓘ
commander Brigadier Tom Brodie ⓘ
General James Van Fleet ⓘ
linked to: James A. Van Fleet

General Peng Dehuai ⓘ
linked to: Peng Dehuai

Lieutenant General Yang Dezhi ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual Imjin Commemoration services in the United Kingdom ⓘ
memorials to the Gloucestershire Regiment ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
country Korea ⓘ
endDate 1951-04-25 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Kapyong ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kapyong
front western front of the Korean War ⓘ
involvesMilitaryUnit 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment ⓘ
1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers ⓘ
29th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ
3rd Infantry Division (United States) artillery units ⓘ
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars ⓘ
Belgian United Nations Command ⓘ
Chinese 63rd Army ⓘ
Chinese 64th Army ⓘ
Chinese 65th Army ⓘ
Republic of Korea 1st Division elements ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Seoul ⓘ
notableAction stand of the Gloucestershire Regiment on Hill 235 ⓘ
notableFor disproportionate defense by smaller UN force against larger Chinese force ⓘ
one of the bloodiest engagements for British forces in the Korean War ⓘ
notableParticipant Belgian United Nations Command Battalion ⓘ
Gloucestershire Regiment ⓘ
outcome UN forces conducted fighting withdrawal ⓘ
partOf Chinese Spring Offensive ⓘ
place Imjin River, Korea ⓘ
precededBy Chinese Spring Offensive preparations ⓘ
result Chinese tactical victory ⓘ
United Nations defensive delay of Chinese advance ⓘ
startDate 1951-04-22 ⓘ
strategicObjective delay Chinese advance toward Seoul ⓘ
theater Korean Peninsula ⓘ
UNForcesStrength approximately 6,000 troops ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → engagement → Battle of the Imjin River (1951) ⓘ
Imjin River → historicalEventSite → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Imjin Barracks, Innsworth → namedAfter → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) → notableEngagement → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River → followedBy → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Chinese People's Volunteer Army → notableEngagement → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
20th Century Battlefields → featuresBattle → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Imjin River valley → associatedWithBattle → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Imjin-gang → historicalEventLocation → Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)
Duke of Wellington's Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Imjin River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Imjin River (1951)