Battle of the Imjin River (1951)

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battle engagement of the Korean War

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Imjin River	4
Battle of the Imjin River (1951) canonical	1

Statements (51)

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 ⓘ China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea United Kingdom ⓘ United Nations Command ⓘ
casualties	heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
ChineseForcesStrength	tens of thousands of troops ⓘ
commander	Brigadier Tom Brodie ⓘ James A. Van Fleet ⓘ surface form: General James Van Fleet Peng Dehuai ⓘ surface form: General 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 Kapyong ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Kapyong
front	western front of the Korean War ⓘ
involvesMilitaryUnit	1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment ⓘ 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ⓘ surface form: 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 29th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ 3rd Infantry Division Artillery ⓘ surface form: 3rd Infantry Division (United States) artillery units 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Belgian United Nations Command Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment ⓘ
outcome	UN multinational military presence in Korea ⓘ surface form: UN forces conducted fighting withdrawal
partOf	Chinese Third Phase Offensive ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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 (1951) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Imjin River

Imjin Barracks, Innsworth → namedAfter → Battle of the Imjin River (1951) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Imjin River

Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) → notableEngagement → Battle of the Imjin River (1951) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Imjin River

Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River → followedBy → Battle of the Imjin River (1951) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Imjin River