battle, medieval

Battle of Cheoin

Name: Battle of Cheoin
Location: Yongin, South Korea

Battle of Cheoin was a battle fought in 1232 at Yongin, in what is now South Korea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Yongin. It was part of Mongol invasions of Korea. The recorded result: Goryeo victory. Recorded strength: 100 monk soldiers; 1,000 refugees against Unknown.

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Fought1232

WhereYongin, South Korea37.236N, 127.201E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGoryeo victory

BelligerentsGoryeo militantsagainstMongol Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofMongol invasions of Korea

Record

Date	1232 (year precision)
Place	Yongin, South Korea 37.236N, 127.201E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	100 monk soldiers; 1,000 refugees	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Kim Yun-hu	Hong Pok-wŏn

Placed at Yongin; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kumyangjang-ni date unknown, 0.2 km NE
Battle of Osan 1950, 14 km SW
Battle of Pyongtaek 1950, 29 km S
Battle of Seonghwan 1894, 37 km S
Operation Killer 1951, 39 km NW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Kuju 1231

Elsewhere in 1232

Siege of Kaifeng (1232) People's Republic of China
Battle of Sanfengshan China
Siege of Morella Spain
Battle of Kai-Keng China
Siege of Karacahisar Turkey

Battle of Cheoin is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16261959, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cheoin, revision 1370436988, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.