Battle of Unsan
1950 Korean War battle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle of Unsan | |||||||
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Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Map of Battle of Unsan on the night of 1 – 2 November 1950 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
China | South Korea | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Peng Dehuai Wu Xinquan[1] Wen Yucheng[1] |
Frank W. Milburn Hobart R. Gay Raymond D. Palmer[2] Paik Sun Yup | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
UN estimation: 600+[3] |
449 killed |
The Battle of Unsan (Korean: 운산전투; Hanja: 雲山戰鬪; RR: Unsan jeontu; MR: Unsan chŏnt'u), also known as the Battle of Yunshan (Chinese: 云山战斗; pinyin: Yún Shān Zhàn Dòu), was a series of engagements of the Korean War that took place from 25 October to 4 November 1950 near Unsan, North Pyongan province in present-day North Korea. As part of the People's Republic of China's First Phase Campaign, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) repeatedly attacked the Republic of Korea Army's (ROK) 1st Infantry Division near Unsan beginning on 25 October, to surprise the advancing United Nations Command (UNC).[7] The United State's (US) 8th Cavalry Regiment was encircled on 1–2 November and broke out with the loss of most of its heavy equipment.