✦ History

Part of Korean War

Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River

November 25 – December 2, 1950 · Ch'ongch'on River valley, near Kunu-ri

Result Chinese victory

Chinese forces struck the US Eighth Army along the Ch'ongch'on River in North Korea, forcing the longest retreat in US Army history.

On the map Contemporaries

South Korea and UN forces

North Korea and allies

Other

United States
South Korea
Turkey
United Kingdom
People's Republic of China
Douglas MacArthur military commander Walton Walker military commander Paik Sun-yup military commander John B. Coulter military commander
Mao Zedong military commander Peng Dehuai military commander Han Xianchu military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
254,571
Casualties
11,000

United States Killed 676

Turkey Killed 218

Strength
230,000
Casualties
45,000

Units

Eighth United States Army 24th Infantry Division (United States) I Corps (United States) 1st Infantry Division (South Korea) II Corps (South Korea) 6th Infantry Division (South Korea) 7th Infantry Division (South Korea) 8th Maneuver Division IX Corps (United States) 25th Infantry Division (United States) 27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) Turkish Brigade 1st Cavalry Division (United States) US 2nd Division 2nd Engineer Battalion (United States) Fifth Air Force
40th Group Army 118th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China) 75th Group Army 129th Division (People's Republic of China) 79th Group Army 116th Mechanized Infantry Division 82nd Group Army 112th Mechanized Infantry Division 113th Mechanized Infantry Division 114th Armed Police Mobile Division People's Volunteer Army 196th Light Combined Arms Brigade 52nd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade 11th Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region 148th Division (People's Republic of China) 197th Division (People's Republic of China) 198th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China)
27th Infantry Regiment (United States)