Battle of the Hook

Third Battle of the Hook
Part of the Korean War
Soldiers of the British Duke of Wellington's Regiment during a lull in fighting at the Hook.
Date May 28–29, 1953 Location Near Kaesong, North Korea Result United Nations victory Retention of original hill positions.
Belligerents
United Nations  United Kingdom  United States  Turkey  South Korea	China
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Joseph Kendrew	Unknown
Strength
1,500	6,500
Casualties and losses
24 killed 105 wounded 20 missing Chinese claim: 160 casualties, 21 captured.	c.1,050 killed 800 wounded

United Nations victory

 United Nations

24 killed
105 wounded
20 missing

The Third Battle of the Hook (Chinese: 坪村南山战斗) was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.

By 1953, elements of the United Nations forces were engaged in fierce fighting to prevent People's Volunteer Army forces from gaining ground, prior to a possible cease fire. This was to deny them additional bargaining power, during negotiations.

One such action took place at a feature called "the Hook", a crescent shaped ridge near Sami Creek, a tributary of the Imjin River near Kaesong. There had been two previous engagements at the Hook earlier in the Korean War during 1952 when first the United States Marine Corps in October, and later the Scottish Black Watch regiment, had successfully held the Hook against Chinese assaults upon their arrival the following month. This ridge was a place of tactical importance in the Commonwealth sector: it was a potential attack point which the Chinese needed to take before assaulting Yong Dong, and opening up an invasion route to Seoul, the South Korean capital.

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