Battle of Gapyeong

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Gapyeong
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Kapyong
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation_(to_2nd_Battalion,_Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry)
gptkb:United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation_(to_3rd_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment)
gptkbp:casualties Australian: 32 killed, 59 wounded
Canadian: 10 killed, 23 wounded
Chinese: heavy (exact numbers unknown)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Chinese_People's_Volunteer_Army
Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Stone
gptkb:Bruce_Ferguson
gptkb:Zhang_Xiaozhong
gptkbp:date April 22–25, 1951
gptkbp:endDate 1951-04-25
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gapyeong
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Gapyeong_County
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Gapyeong_Canada_Monument
gptkb:Kapyong_Memorial_(Australia)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkb:United_States_forces
gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Artillery
gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry
gptkb:United_Kingdom_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:result Commonwealth victory
gptkbp:significance Defended key positions north of Seoul
Slowed Chinese Spring Offensive
gptkbp:startDate 1951-04-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gapyeong_County,_South_Korea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7