The Battle Of Inchon: Turning Point In The Korean War

The battle of Inchon, the battle of Kapyong, and the Third Battle of Seoul were the most influential battles of the Korean War, leading to an eventual armistice in 1953.

The Third Battle of Seoul, also known as the Chinese New Year's Offensive, the January Fourth retreat, to prevent the Chinese forces from overwhelming the defenders, the U.S. Eighth Army under the command of Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway evacuated Seoul on January 3, 1951. This battle is important in the Korean war because Mao Zedong, and the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, believed that the United Nations could not resist another Chinese attack, and therefore planned to capture Seoul in order to place overwhelming pressure on the UN lines and force them

The North Korean forces were pursued beyond their limits, and the subsequent recapture of Seoul partially severed there supply lines in South Korea. However, the UN forces were later to withdraw back south in late November, after Chinese troops poured into North Korea for reinforcement. Not only did the battle help secure Seoul, it also saw the UN forces capture one of the most important airfields on the Korean Peninsula, the Kimpo Air Base. Meanwhile, after having been convinced that the Chinese Army was in no state to push the UN out of the Korean Peninsula, Mao settled for a more limited attack. The Chinese had carefully reconnoitered the UN Allied defenses and had navigated the paths of least resistance into the South Korean lines. The Chinese victory cost them around 8,500 casualties, with about two-thirds of these being Chinese, and the remainder North

For two days in April 1951, a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5,000 Chinese soldiers. This battle is important in the Korean war because of this reason, fellow Communist China's military launched a campaign against United Nations' forces, and they destroyed the 6th South Korea Division northeast of Seoul, making way for what would become the Battle of Kapyong. Assisting them was the United Kingdom's Middlesex Regiment and 27th Infantry Brigade led by Brian Burke, the South Korean 6th Division, Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, and the U.S.The Canadian and Australians forces plus the support of the New Zealand artillery regiment had a night of the fierce fight and a full daylight fight with the Chinese force that made the Chinese to withdraw eventually after dark. The soldiers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment are preserved in the face of great adversity for helping to prevent a potentially costly defeat for United Nations (UN) Force and South Korean. At the site, the South Korean and Canadian flags fly side by side over a plaque and memorial garden, placed in honor of the 26,791 Canadians who served in the Korean War, and the 7,000 Canadians who stood guard in the country in the years following the