Battle of Kapyong

Battle of Kapyong
Part of the Korean War
Kapyong, South Korea
Date 22–25 April 1951 Location Kapyong River, South Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  Australia  Canada  New Zealand  South Korea  United Kingdom  United States	China  North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Brian Burke Bruce Ferguson James Stone	Wen Yuchen Deng Yue
Units involved
27th Brit Comm Bde 3 RAR 2 PPCLI 1 MX 16 RNZA 6th Division 5th Cavalry Regiment	118th Division
Strength
One brigade	One division
Casualties and losses
47 killed 99 wounded	~ 1,000 killed

 United Nations

27th Brit Comm Bde

6th Division

The Battle of Kapyong (Korean: 가평전투, 22–25 April 1951), also known as the Battle of Jiaping (Chinese: 加平战斗; pinyin: Jiā Píng Zhàn Dòu), was fought during the Korean War between United Nations (UN) forces—primarily Australian and Canadian—and the Chinese communist People's Volunteer Army. The fighting occurred during the Chinese Spring Offensive and saw the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade establish blocking positions in the Kapyong Valley, on a key route south to the capital, Seoul. The two forward battalions—3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI)—occupied positions astride the valley and hastily developed defences. As thousands of South Korean soldiers began to withdraw through the valley, the Chinese infiltrated the brigade position under the cover of darkness, and assaulted the Australians on Hill 504 during the evening and into the following day.

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