Second Battle of Seoul

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The Second Battle of Seoul was a key Korean War engagement in September 1950 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from North Korean control following the Inchon landings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Seoul
surface form: Battle of Seoul (1950)
belligerent North Korea
South Korea
United Nations Command
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Choe Yong-gon
Douglas MacArthur
Edward Almond
Kim Chaek
Oliver P. Smith NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy military histories of the Korean War
conflict Korean War
controlledCityAfterBattle South Korea
United Nations Command
controlledCityBeforeBattle North Korea
country South Korea
date September 1950
endDate 1950-09-25
followedBy Third Battle of Seoul
involvedUnit 1st Marine Division (United States)
7th Infantry Division (United States)
Korean People's Army units
Republic of Korea Army
surface form: Republic of Korea Army units

X Corps
surface form: X Corps (United States)
objective recapture Seoul from North Korean control
opponent Korean People's Army
partOf Korean War
place Seoul
precededBy First Battle of Seoul
relatedOperation Inchon Landing
surface form: Battle of Inchon
result United Nations victory
recapture of Seoul by United Nations forces
withdrawal of North Korean forces from Seoul
significance marked a major turning point in early Korean War
restored South Korean government control over its capital
startDate 1950-09-22
strategicContext followed the Inchon landings
supportedBy Royal Australian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
United States Air Force
United States Navy
tactics amphibious assault follow-on operation
urban warfare
theater Korean Peninsula
year 1950

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Inchon Landing followedBy Second Battle of Seoul
Middlesex Regiment battleHonour Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Korea 1950–51
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines notableEngagement Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Battle of Seoul (1950)
Operation Chromite followedBy Second Battle of Seoul
Second Battle of Seoul alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Battle of Seoul (1950)
24th Infantry Division (United States) battle Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Inchon-Seoul campaign
Hourglass Division KoreanWarEngagement Second Battle of Seoul
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Battle of Seoul
X Corps notableOperation Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Seoul offensive (1950)
X Corps engagement Second Battle of Seoul