What the records say
- When
- 28 Sep 1951 – 30 Sep 1951
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.53° N, 127.31° E
- Description
- 1951 battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Naval Battle of the Han River (1951)
Korean war battle between Australian and Chinese forces
The Naval Battle of the Han River was fought during the Korean War. The main fighting occurred after an Australian frigate was attacked by communist Chinese forces while transiting the Han River in Korea. Up until that time United Nations (UN) warships had operated on the river with only limited Chinese resistance.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du fleuve Han”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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