Battle of Yongmunsan

Battle of Yongmunsan
	Part of the Korean War
Date	March 17–21, 1951
Location	Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South korea
Result	United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations South Korea; United States;	; China
Commanders and leaders
	Jang Doyoung
Units involved
6th Infantry Division 2nd Regiment; 7th Regiment; 19th Regiment;	63rd Corps 187 Division; 188 Division; 189 Division;
Casualties and losses
107 killed; 494 wounded; 33 missing	According to the War Memorial of Korea: ~5,000 killed; ; According to the some records: ~20,000 killed, more from the POWs;

The Battle of Yongmunsan (Korean: 용문산 전투, Chinese: 龍門山戰鬪), was a battle of the Korean War. It was fought between elements of the South Korean 6th Infantry Division and elements of the Chinese 63rd Corps between March 17, 1951, to March 21, 1951.

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