Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Paik Sun-yup

Battles of Paik Sun-yup

South Korean military officer (1920–2020)

Paik Sun-yup is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas in 1950: 9 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (5), North Korea (3), China (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 931 km apart end to end, 116 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (9).

Battle of Ka-sanBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of SangjuBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Battle of Kaesong–MunsanSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of Kaesong–MunsanSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulPyongyangDaejeonWonsanSinuijuDaeguNampoSuwonHamhungWeihaiPohang200 km38.005N, 127.160E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 9 engagements9 in 195019501950
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ka-san, 1950Battle of Tabu-dong, 1950Battle of Sangju, 1950Battle of Kaesong–Munsan, 1950Second Battle of Seoul, 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 1950Battle of Unsan, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 195019501950
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1950Battle of Ka-sanSouth KoreaUnited Nations victory
1950Battle of Tabu-dongSouth Korea6 km WUnited Nations victory
1950Battle of SangjuSangju, South Korea54 km NWNorth Korean victory
1950Battle of Kaesong–MunsanKaesong, North Korea223 km NWKPA victory; Successful ROK withdrawal
1950Second Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea60 km SEUnited Nations victory
20 October 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950)Pyongyang, North Korea196 km NWUnited Nations victory
25 October 1950Battle of UnsanUnsan County, People's Republic of China106 km NChinese and North Korean victory, retreat of UN forces.
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea29 km SChinese victory
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea258 km SEDPRK/Chinese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, JOHN BYERLY. CIV, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.