Battle of Chipyong-ni

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battle engagement

The Battle of Chipyong-ni was a pivotal Korean War engagement in February 1951 where United Nations forces, including U.S. and French units, successfully withstood and repelled large-scale Chinese attacks, marking a turning point in the conflict.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Chipyong-ni canonical	5

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement ⓘ
afterEffect	demonstrated effectiveness of coordinated UN defense ⓘ enabled UN counteroffensive Operation Killer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Chipyongni NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jipyeong-ri NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Chinese People's Volunteer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
combatant	1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 23rd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese 39th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese 40th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States 8th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Matthew B. Ridgway NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul L. Freeman Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Fang NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
date	1951-02-13 ⓘ 1951-02-14 ⓘ 1951-02-15 ⓘ
endDate	1951-02-15 ⓘ
location	Chipyong-ni NERFINISHED ⓘ Gangwon Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ near Wonju ⓘ
outcome	Chinese forces withdrew after heavy casualties ⓘ
partOf	Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	classic example of perimeter defense ⓘ decisive defensive battle of the Korean War ⓘ
result	United Nations victory ⓘ
startDate	1951-02-13 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	boosted UN morale ⓘ turning point in Korean War ⓘ
strength	approximately 25,000 Chinese troops ⓘ approximately 4,500 UN troops ⓘ
tacticalFeature	UN forces encircled by Chinese troops ⓘ defense of a perimeter around Chipyong-ni ⓘ night infantry assaults by Chinese forces ⓘ use of close air support ⓘ
tacticalSignificance	halted Chinese offensive in central Korea ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation → notableEngagement → Battle of Chipyong-ni ⓘ

U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Chipyong-ni ⓘ

Indianhead Division → notableBattle → Battle of Chipyong-ni ⓘ

2ID → engagement → Battle of Chipyong-ni ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Infantry Division

Chinese Third Phase Offensive → notableEngagement → Battle of Chipyong-ni ⓘ