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Battle of Jackson Heights

Battle of Jackson Heights was a battle fought on 29 October 1952 in what is now North Korea. The recorded result: Chinese victory.

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Fought29 October 1952
WhereNorth Korea38.333N, 127.254E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsUnited Nations; United StatesagainstChina

Record

Date29 October 1952
PlaceNorth Korea
38.333N, 127.254E
KindBattle, Cold War
Commanders
  • Chester B. deGavre
Battle of Jackson HeightsBattle of Jackson HeightsOperation MindenOutpost HarryBattle of White HorseBattle of ChatkolBattle of Haktang-niBattle of White HorseBattle of ChatkolSeoulPyongyangIncheonWonsanNampoSuwonGoyangHaeju100 km38.333N, 127.254E
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Elsewhere in 1952

Battle of Jackson Heights is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day North Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65058500, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jackson Heights, revision 1376132536, 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.