Battle of Kapyong

The Battle of Kapyong, also known as the Battle of Jiaping, was fought during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) forces—primarily Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand—and the 118th and 60th Divisions of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The fighting occurred during the Chinese Spring Offensive and saw the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade establish blocking positions in the Kapyong Valley, on a key route south to the capital, Seoul. The two forward battalions—the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry were supported by guns from the 16th Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery along with two companies of US mortars, fifteen Sherman tanks from US 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion, two companies of the US 74th Engineer Combat Battalion and 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. These forces occupied positions astride the valley with hastily developed defences. As thousands of soldiers from the Republic of Korea Army (ROK) began to withdraw through the valley, the PVA infiltrated the brigade position under the cover of darkness, and assaulted the 3 RAR on Hill 504 during the evening and into the following day. Five companies of the US and UK forces attached to 27th Brigade fled the battlefield without orders, expecting an imminent PVA breakthrough at the Kapyong Valley.

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1951  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, last stand, United Kingdom, United States, 

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Location: 37.8767, 127.53, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1950 Battle of Chuncheon

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2025 2025 Pocheon bombing

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C Company 3RAR occupying Hill Salmon 16 April 1951 (AWM P01813)

US M4A3E8 Sherman approaches B Company, 3RAR position at Kapyong

Kapyong South Korea 1952 (AWM HOBJ3147)

Gapyeong Canada PPCLI Monument Text 02

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1950	Battle of Chuncheon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1951	Battle of Kapyong	United States, United Kingdom, battle, last stand	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2025	2025 Pocheon bombing	Republic of Korea Air Force, aerial bombing	Wikidata
site	bunker		Pocheon Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Chuncheon Bonguisanseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Pocheon Banwolseong	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Unaksanseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		C Company 3RAR occupying Hill Salmon 16 April 1951 (AWM P01813)		Commons
commons	image		US M4A3E8 Sherman approaches B Company, 3RAR position at Kapyong		Commons
commons	image		Kapyong South Korea 1952 (AWM HOBJ3147)		Commons
commons	image		Gapyeong Canada PPCLI Monument Text 02		Commons