Battle of Chuam-ni
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Battle of Chuam-ni | |
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Part of the South Korea | |
Result | UN victory |
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- South Korea
- New Zealand Field Battery
98 wounded
4 killed
16 wounded
The Battle of Chuam-ni was fought between 14–17 February 1951, at
Background
Due to insufficient strength in troop numbers, a gap of about 12 miles (19 km) between the US
The 2nd Reconnaissance Company having been sent out to patrol Route 24 in the gap in the defensive line around Wongju, were reinforced with L Company, 9th Infantry Regiment at 12:00 on 13 February. Almost immediately they were attacked by PVA from the northeast, which was repulsed. The PVA then tried to encircle the two companies bringing about the withdrawal of the companies to a blocking position on Route 24 at Chuam-ni.[1]
Battle
On 14 February at 05:00, the PVA, consisting of a regiment of the
The
Moving slowly north along Route 24, the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade heading towards Chip'yong-ni, were initially held up by a battalion sized force on 15 February, however on 16 February, the PVA had withdrawn and Chuam-ni was occupied on 17 February.[1]: 291
Aftermath
2nd Reconnaissance and L companies suffered 212 casualties, of which 114 were deaths.[1] While PVA losses at Chuam-ni are unknown, Mossman gives an aggregate tally of 648 confirmed deaths and an estimate of additional casualties at 3200 killed and 2500 wounded which the Chinese suffered across the battles of Chip'yong-ni, Chuam-ni and Wonju from the 13th to the 14th.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781410224705. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2011-09-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Further reading
- Pears, Maurie (2007). Battlefield Korea: The Korean Battle Honours of the Royal Australian Regiment, 1950–1953. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 9780980379600.
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