country, 128 engagements

Battles in South Korea

128 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day South Korea: 89 battles, 16 sieges, 17 naval actions and 6 campaigns between AD 409 and 1968. The wars with most engagements here: Korean War (62), Japanese invasions of Korea (34), First Sino-Japanese War (2), Russo-Japanese War (2).

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128 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

126 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 5 with pages

Contested ground 3

Pusan Perimeter 3 engagements
Dongnaeeupseong Fortress 3 engagements
Gyeongbokgung 3 engagements

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
AD 409	Siege of Guanggu	Gwangju
AD 602	Battle of Amakseong	Unbong
AD 660	Battle of Hwangsanbeol	Nonsan	Baekje–Tang War
AD 663	Battle of Baekgang	North Jeolla	Baekje revival movements
AD 675	Battle of Maeso	Yeoncheon County	Silla–Tang War
AD 927	Battle of Gongsan Dongsu	Palgongsan
AD 936	Battle of Illicheon	Indong-dong
1231	Mongol invasions of Korea	Korean Peninsula	Mongol invasions and conquests
1232	Battle of Cheoin	Yongin	Mongol invasions of Korea
1376	Battle of Hongsan	Buyeo County
1380	Battle of Hwangsan	Namwon
1380	Battle of Jinpo	Geum River
1555	Eulmyo Japanese Invasion	South Jeolla
1587	Battle of Sonjuk Island	Sonjuk-to
1592	Siege of Yeongwon	Yeongwon Castle	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Geumsan	Geumsan County	Japanese invasions of Korea
15 April 1592	Siege of Dongnae	Dongnaeeupseong Fortress	Japanese invasions of Korea
28 April 1592	Battle of Ch'ungju	Q28700065	Japanese invasions of Korea
8 May 1592	Battle of Okpo	Okpo-dong	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Japanese invasions of Korea	Korean Peninsula	history of Japan–Korea relations
24 May 1592	Siege of Busan	Busanjinseong	Japanese invasions of Korea
24 May 1592	Battle of Dadaejin	Q97232587	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Sangju	Sangju	Japanese invasions of Korea
8 July 1592	Battle of Sacheon	Sacheon	Japanese invasions of Korea
9 July 1592	Battle of Dangpo	Tongyeong	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Danghangpo	Goseong County	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Yongin	Yongin	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Gyeongju Castle	Gyeongju Eupseong	Japanese invasions of Korea
1592	Battle of Kumachi	Ungchi-myeon	Japanese invasions of Korea
15 August 1592	Battle of Hansan Island	Gyeonnaeryang strait	Japanese invasions of Korea
6 September 1592	Battle of Cheongju	Cheongju	Japanese invasions of Korea
8 November 1592	Siege of Jinju	Jinju Fortress	Japanese invasions of Korea
1593	Battle of Kumaura	Ungcheon-dong	Japanese invasions of Korea
1593	Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle	Doksanseong	Japanese invasions of Korea
14 March 1593	Siege of Haengju	Haengjusanseong	Japanese invasions of Korea
21 July 1593	Siege of Jinju	Jinju Fortress	Japanese invasions of Korea
1597	Battle of Hwangseoksanseong Fortress	Hamyang Hwangseoksanseong Fortress	Japanese invasions of Korea
1597	Second Japanese Invasion of Korea	Joseon	Japanese invasions of Korea
27 August 1597	Battle of Chilcheollyang	Chilcheonnyang Strait	Japanese invasions of Korea
23 September 1597	Siege of Namwon	Namwon-eupseong Fortress	Japanese invasions of Korea
16 October 1597	Battle of Jiksan		Japanese invasions of Korea
26 October 1597	Battle of Myeongnyang	Myeongnyang Strait	Japanese invasions of Korea
1598	Siege of Ulsan	Ulsan Castle	Japanese invasions of Korea
29 January 1598	First Siege of Ulsan	Ulsan Castle	Japanese invasions of Korea
1598	Battle of Jeolido	Geogeumdo	Japanese invasions of Korea
1 October 1598	Second Siege of Ulsan	Ulsan Castle	Japanese invasions of Korea
19 October 1598	Siege of Suncheon	Suncheon Castle	Japanese invasions of Korea
6 November 1598	Battle of Sacheon		Japanese invasions of Korea
16 December 1598	Battle of Noryang	Q12590340	Japanese invasions of Korea
1871	Battle of Ganghwa	Ganghwa Island	United States expedition to Korea
1871	Bombardment of the Selee River Forts	Ganghwa Island
20 September 1875	Ganghwa Island incident	Ganghwa Island	history of Japan–Korea relations
23 July 1894	Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung	Gyeongbokgung	Donghak Peasant Revolution
25 July 1894	Battle of Pungdo	Asan	First Sino-Japanese War
28 July 1894	Battle of Seonghwan		First Sino-Japanese War
9 February 1904	Battle of Chemulpo Bay	Jemulpo	Russo-Japanese War
14 August 1904	Battle off Ulsan	Ulsan	Russo-Japanese War
1948	Bombing of the Liancourt Rocks	Liancourt Rocks
1950	First Battle of Naktong Bulge		Korean War
1950	Battle of Chonan	Cheonan	Korean War
1950	Second Battle of Naktong Bulge	Nakdong River	Korean War
1950	Battle of Taegu	Daegu	Korean War
1950	Battle of the Bowling Alley		Korean War
1950	Battle of Ka-san		Korean War
1950	Battle of Tabu-dong		Korean War
1950	Battle of Yongsan	Yeongsan	Korean War
1950	Battle of Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu	Korean War
1950	Battle of Chochiwon	Jochiwon	Korean War
1950	Battle of Yongdong	Yeongdong County	Korean War
1950	Battle of Sangju	Sangju	Korean War
1950	Battle of Nakdong River	Nakdong River	Korean War
1950	First Battle of Seoul	Seoul	Korean War
1950	Operation Pokpoong	South Korea	Korean War
25 June 1950	Battle of Chuncheon	Chuncheon	Korean War
26 June 1950	Battle of Korea Strait		Korean War
1950	Battle of Andong	Andong	Korean War
4 July 1950	Battle of Osan	Osan	Korean War
6 July 1950	Battle of Pyongtaek	Pyeongtaek	Korean War
14 July 1950	Battle of Taejon	Daejeon	Korean War
27 July 1950	Hadong Ambush	Hadong County	Korean War
2 August 1950	Battle of the Notch	South Korea	Korean War
4 August 1950	Battle of Pusan Perimeter	Pusan Perimeter	Korean War
1950	Battle of Pusan Perimeter logistics	Busan	Korean War
5 August 1950	Battle of P'ohang-dong	Pohang	Korean War
5 August 1950	Battle of Masan	Masan	Korean War
15 August 1950	Battle of Battle Mountain	Seobuksan	Korean War
1950	Battle of Cheonpyeong Valley	Gasan-myeon (Chilgok-gun)	Korean War
27 August 1950	Battle of Kyongju	Gyeongju	Korean War
31 August 1950	Battle of Nam River	Nam River	Korean War
31 August 1950	Battle of Haman	Haman County	Korean War
1950	Great Naktong Offensive	Pusan Perimeter	Korean War
15 September 1950	Battle of Inchon	Incheon	Korean War
1950	Second Battle of Seoul	Seoul	Korean War
31 December 1950	Third Battle of Seoul	Seoul	Korean War
31 December 1950	First and Second Battles of Wonju	Wonju	Korean War
1951	Battle of Hoengsong	Hoengseong County	Korean War
1 January 1951	Battle of Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu	Korean War
1951	Pohang Operation	North Gyeongsang	Korean War
1 February 1951	Battle of the Twin Tunnels		Korean War
13 February 1951	Battle of Chipyong-ni	Jipyeong-ri	Korean War
18 February 1951	Third Battle of Wonju	Wonju
1951	Operation Killer	Korea	Korean War
1951	Operation Ripper	Chuncheon	Korean War
1951	Battle of Maehwa-san	Maehwasan	Korean War
22 April 1951	Battle of Kapyong	Gapyeong County	Korean War
22 April 1951	Battle of Yultong		Korean War
26 April 1951	Battle of Hwacheon
1951	Chinese Spring Offensive		Korean War
1951	Battle of the Soyang River	Soyang River	Korean War
18 August 1951	Battle of Bloody Ridge	Yanggu County	Korean War
31 August 1951	Battle of the Punchbowl	Punchbowl, Korea	Korean War
1951	Battle of Hill 355	Yeoncheon County	Korean War
9 October 1951	Battle of Haktang-ni	Broken Arrow	Korean War
1951	Operation Polecharge		Korean War
1952	Battle of White Horse		Korean War
21 March 1952	Battle of Hill Eerie		Korean War
26 June 1952	Battle of Old Baldy		Korean War
24 September 1952	Battle of Outpost Kelly
28 October 1952	First Battle of the Hook
18 November 1952	Second Battle of the Hook		Korean War
11 December 1952	Battle of the Noris
28 May 1953	Battle of the Hook		Korean War
29 May 1953	Battle of the Nevada Complex
11 July 1953	Battle of Pork Chop Hill		Korean War
1954	Battle of Dokdo	Liancourt Rocks
1968	Blue House raid	Blue House	Korean DMZ Conflict
date unknown	Battle of Kumyangjang-ni		Korean War
date unknown	Battle of Yongmunsan	Yongmunsan	Korean War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.