Battle of Chosin Reservoir

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battle military campaign

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Changjin Lake → Changjin Lake Campaign → Chosin Reservoir Campaign →
belligerent	People's Republic of China → Republic of Korea → United Kingdom → United Nations Command → United States →
casualties	thousands killed, wounded, and missing on both sides →
climate	mountainous winter conditions →
codename	Chosin Campaign →
commander	Edward Almond → Mao Anying → Oliver P. Smith → Song Shilun →
conflictOf	Korean War →
country	North Korea →
endDate	1950-12-13 →
followedBy	Hungnam evacuation →
front	eastern front of Korean War →
involves	Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group → Republic of Korea Army → Royal Marines → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
location	Chosin Reservoir → North Korea →
notableFeature	UN forces fought out of encirclement → heavy casualties on both sides → large-scale Chinese intervention in Korean War → logistical withdrawal to Hungnam →
notableFor	heroic defense and breakout by vastly outnumbered UN forces →
opponent	Chinese People's Volunteer Army → United States X Corps →
partOf	Chinese Second Phase Offensive → Korean War →
primaryForce	1st Marine Division (United States) → 41 (Independent) Commando Royal Marines → 7th Infantry Division (United States) → ROK I Corps →
result	Chinese strategic victory → United Nations forces successful breakout →
startDate	1950-11-27 →
strategicConsequence	halt of UN advance into North Korea →
strategicObjective	advance to Yalu River →
temperatureCondition	extreme cold → sub-zero temperatures →
theater	Korean Peninsula →
year	1950 →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 1st Battalion, 7th Marines → 1st Tank Battalion ("Chosin Reservoir campaign") → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines ("Chosin Reservoir campaign") → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → 7th Marine Regiment →	notableEngagement
1st Marine Division ("Chosin Reservoir campaign") → 1st Marine Division (United States) → 1st Marine Regiment → 7th Infantry Division (United States) → The Old Breed ("Chosin Reservoir campaign") →	notableBattle
Battle of Chosin Reservoir ("Chosin Reservoir Campaign") → Battle of Chosin Reservoir ("Changjin Lake Campaign") → Battle of Chosin Reservoir ("Battle of Changjin Lake") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Chosin Reservoir ("Chosin Reservoir") → Chinese Second Phase Offensive ("Chosin Reservoir") →	location
5th Marine Regiment →	battleHonors
Battle of Chosin Reservoir ("Chosin Campaign") →	codename
Lewis B. Puller →	conflict
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →	engagement
Chinese Second Phase Offensive →	includedBattle
Korean War →	majorBattle
11th Marine Regiment →	notableOperation
Mao Anying ("Chosin Reservoir") →	placeOfDeath