Third Battle of Seoul
E444820
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of Seoul canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4430215 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Battle of Seoul Context triple: [Second Battle of Seoul, followedBy, Third Battle of Seoul]
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A.
Second Battle of Seoul
The Second Battle of Seoul was a key Korean War engagement in September 1950 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from North Korean control following the Inchon landings.
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B.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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C.
Second Battle of Naktong Bulge
The Second Battle of Naktong Bulge was a major Korean War engagement in September 1950, in which United Nations and South Korean forces repelled a large North Korean offensive attempting to break through the Pusan Perimeter.
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D.
First Battle of Seoul
The First Battle of Seoul was an early Korean War engagement in June 1950 in which North Korean forces captured South Korea’s capital, setting the stage for subsequent battles to retake the city.
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E.
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River was a major 1950 Korean War engagement in which Chinese forces launched a large-scale offensive that shattered United Nations lines and forced a retreat from North Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Battle of Seoul Target entity description: 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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A.
Second Battle of Seoul
The Second Battle of Seoul was a key Korean War engagement in September 1950 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from North Korean control following the Inchon landings.
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B.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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C.
Second Battle of Naktong Bulge
The Second Battle of Naktong Bulge was a major Korean War engagement in September 1950, in which United Nations and South Korean forces repelled a large North Korean offensive attempting to break through the Pusan Perimeter.
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D.
First Battle of Seoul
The First Battle of Seoul was an early Korean War engagement in June 1950 in which North Korean forces captured South Korea’s capital, setting the stage for subsequent battles to retake the city.
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E.
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River was a major 1950 Korean War engagement in which Chinese forces launched a large-scale offensive that shattered United Nations lines and forced a retreat from North Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Operation Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
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Matthew B. Ridgway NERFINISHED ⓘ Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1951-03-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Seoul
NERFINISHED
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South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | retake Seoul from Chinese and North Korean forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
NERFINISHED
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Korean People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Spring Offensive phase of the Korean War
NERFINISHED
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United Nations victory
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recapture of Seoul by UN forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-01-25 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
halted Chinese and North Korean advance south of Seoul
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restored South Korean control of its capital ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1951 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Battle of Seoul Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.