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Battle of Geumsan | |||||||
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Part of Goguryeo–Tang War | |||||||
Map showing the invasion of Goguryeo by the Tang forces from 645 to 668 AD | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tang China | Goguryeo Korea | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Xue Rengui Yeon Namsaeng Pang Tongshan Gao Kan | Yeon Namsan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
250,000 total 150,000 Chinese soldiers 100,000 Goguryeo defectors[1] | 200,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 50,000 killed[1] |
The Battle of Geumsan, was a major battle between armies of Tang China and Goguryeo Korea that took place in 662 AD, during the Goguryeo–Tang War. Goguryeo initially won the battle but Tang eventually counterattacked and routed the enemy, laying victorious.