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Third Battle of the Hook | |||||||
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Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Soldiers of the British Duke of Wellington's Regiment share a smoke with a KATCOM during a lull in fighting at the Hook. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
China | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brigadier Joseph Kendrew | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 [1] | 6,500 [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
24 killed 105 wounded 20 missing Chinese claim: 160 casualties 21 captured |
UN estimate: 1,050 killed 800 wounded[1] |
The Third Battle of the Hook (Chinese: 坪村南山战斗) was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations Command (UN) force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.