Battle of Unsan

39°58′20″N 125°48′12″E / 39.97222°N 125.80333°E / 39.97222; 125.80333 (Unsan)

Battle of Unsan
Part of the Korean War
A map with multiple arrows converging toward Unsan
Map of Battle of Unsan on the night of 1 – 2 November 1950
Date25 October – 4 November 1950
Location
Unsan, North Korea
Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
 China

 United Nations

 South Korea
Commanders and leaders
China Peng Dehuai
China Wu Xinquan[1]
China Wen Yucheng[1]		 United States Frank W. Milburn
United States Hobart R. Gay
United States Raymond D. Palmer[2]
First Republic of Korea Paik Sun Yup
Units involved

China 39th Corps[nb 1]

China 40th Corps

United States 1st Cavalry Division

South Korea 1st Infantry Division

  • 15th Infantry Regiment
Casualties and losses
UN estimation: 600+[3]

United States 449 killed
1,149 total casualties[4]
First Republic of Korea 530 killed and wounded[5]

Chinese estimation: 2,000[6]

The Battle of Unsan (Korean: 운산전투; Hanja: 雲山戰鬪; RR: Unsan jeontu; MR: Unsan chŏnt'u), also known as the Battle of Yunshan (Chinese: 云山战斗; pinyin: Yúnshān zhàndòu), was a series of engagements of the Korean War that took place from 25 October to 4 November 1950 near Unsan, North Pyongan province in present-day North Korea. As part of the People's Republic of China's First Phase Campaign, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) repeatedly attacked the Republic of Korea Army's (ROK) 1st Infantry Division near Unsan beginning on 25 October, to surprise the advancing United Nations Command (UNC).[7] The United States' (US) 8th Cavalry Regiment was encircled on 1–2 November and broke out with the loss of most of its heavy equipment.

  1. ^ a b Chinese Military Science Academy 2000, p. 359.
  2. ^ Applemen, Roy (1992). South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 0160359589.
  3. ^ McMichael 1987, p. 69.
  4. ^ Ecker 2005, p. 47
  5. ^ Chae, Chung & Yang 2001, p. 124.
  6. ^ Chinese Military Science Academy 2000, p. 35.
  7. ^ Ryan, Finkelstein & McDevitt 2003, p. 127.


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