Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Gyeongbokgung: contested ground

The ground around Gyeongbokgung was fought over 3 times between 1894 and 1951: 2 battles and 1 campaign, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Japanese occupation of GyeongbokgungOperation KillerThird Battle of SeoulThird Battle of SeoulIncheonDaejeonNampoSuwonSongnamGoyangBucheonHaeju200 km37.564N, 126.979E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung, 1894Third Battle of Seoul, 1950Operation Killer, 195118941951
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 July 1894Japanese occupation of GyeongbokgungGyeongbokgungDonghak Peasant Revolution
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoulKorean War
1951Operation KillerKoreaKorean War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.