Battle of Uijeongbu (1951)

Battle of Uijeongbu
Part of the Korean War
Australian 'B' Company, 3 RAR turning back to Uijeongbu days before the battle began
Date 1–4 January 1951 Location Uijeongbu, South Korea Result North Korean victory
Belligerents
United Nations:  United Kingdom  Australia	China  North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Basil Aubrey Coad Ian Ferguson	Unknown
Units involved
27th British Commonwealth Brigade 3RAR 1 MR 1 ASHR	Unknown
Casualties and losses
9 wounded	7+ killed, unknown wounded

The Battle of Uijeongbu, also known as the Battle of Uijongbu, was fought between 1 and 4 January 1951, at Uijeongbu, South Korea, as part of the United Nations Command (UN) retreat after the third Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) offensive after entering the Korean War.^[1] The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) had been defending the approaches north of Seoul, as part of the withdrawal of the United Nations forces and tasked with slowing the Chinese advance to allow the withdrawal of the United States 8th Army.^[2]