Battle of Pyongyang (1950)

Battle of Pyongyang (1950)
Part of Korean War
LocationPyongyang, North Korea
Result Decisive United Nations victory
Belligerents
 South Korea
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Australia
 Turkey
 New Zealand		  North Korea

The Battle of Pyongyang (17–19 October 1950) was one of the major battles of the United Nations and South Korean offensive during the Korean War. Following the Battle of Inchon, the UN forces recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and proceeded to north of the 38th parallel. Shortly after advancing north, the American and South Korean forces faced the North Korean defensive near Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on October 17. Since North Korea's leadership and its main forces had already withdrawn to Kanggye,[1] the allied forces soon captured Pyongyang on October 19.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Mossman, Billy (June 29, 2005). United States Army in the Korean War: Ebb and Flow November 1950 – July 1951. University Press of the Pacific. p. 51.
  2. ↑ Stokesbury, James L (1990). A Short History of the Korean War. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 90. ISBN 0-688-09513-5.


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