Third Battle of Seoul

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The Third Battle of Seoul was a major Korean War engagement in early 1951 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from Chinese and North Korean troops after its earlier loss.

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Third Battle of Seoul canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Operation Ripper
belligerent Australia
Canada
China
France
North Korea
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

South Korea
Turkey
United Kingdom
United Nations Command
United States
campaign Operation Ripper
cityInvolved Seoul
commander Douglas MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
linked to: Matthew Ridgway

Peng Dehuai
conflict Korean War
countryInvolved Democratic People's Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea

Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
endDate 1951-03-15
followedBy Fourth Battle of Seoul
front Western front of the Korean War
location Seoul
South Korea
objective retake Seoul from Chinese and North Korean forces
opponent Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Korean People's Army
partOf Chinese Spring Offensive phase of the Korean War
Korean War
precededBy Second Battle of Seoul
result United Nations victory
recapture of Seoul by UN forces
startDate 1951-01-25
strategicSignificance halted Chinese and North Korean advance south of Seoul
restored South Korean control of its capital
theater Korean Peninsula
typeOfWarfare land warfare
year 1951

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Second Battle of Seoul followedBy Third Battle of Seoul
People's Volunteer Army engagement Third Battle of Seoul