Battle of Mount Jupil

Battle of Mount Jupil
Part of the First campaign in the Goguryeo–Tang War

Map showing the invasion of Goguryeo by the Tang forces from 645 to 668 AD
DateJune 23, 645 AD
Location
Near the fortress city of Ansi, northern Goguryeo (present-day Haicheng, Liaoning Province, China)
Result Tang victory[1]
Destruction of the Goguryeo relief army
Belligerents
Tang China Goguryeo Korea
Commanders and leaders
Strength
30,000[2] soldiers 150,000[3][4] soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but light Entire force dispersed and destroyed
36,800 surrendered[1]

The Battle of Mount Jupil, also known as Battle of Jupil-san (Korean: 주필산_전투 Jupil-san Jeontu) and Battle of Mount Zhubi (Chinese: 驻跸山之战 Zhūbìshān Zhīzhàn) was a battle between Tang Chinese and Goguryeo Korean forces that took place in Mount Jupil at the south of the fortress city of Ansi. It took place on July 11, 645 AD. The small but elite Tang army wiped out the Goguryeo relief force trying to come to bolster the defenses of Ansi, achieving a major victory.

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  4. ^ "안시성싸움[安市城─] - 두피디아". doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2016.