battle, medieval

Battle of Maeso

Name: Battle of Maeso
Location: Yeoncheon County, South Korea

Battle of Maeso was a battle fought in AD 675 at Yeoncheon County, in what is now South Korea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Yeoncheon County. It was part of the Silla–Tang War, which ran from AD 670 to AD 676. The recorded result: Silla victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 200,000.

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FoughtAD 675

WhereYeoncheon County, South Korea38.094N, 127.076E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSilla victory

BelligerentsSillaagainstTang

Casualties and lossesUnknownand6,047 killed; 30,380 horses and weapons of 30,000 captured

Part ofSilla–Tang WarAD 670 to AD 676

Record

Date	AD 675 (year precision)
Place	Yeoncheon County, South Korea 38.094N, 127.076E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	30,000	200,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	6,047 killed; 30,380 horses and weapons of 30,000 captured
Commanders	Kim Wonsul	Li Jinxing

Placed at Yeoncheon County; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Yultong 1951, 6.9 km N
Battle of the Noris 1952, 12 km NW
Battle of Outpost Kelly 1952, 13 km NW
First Battle of Maryang-san 1951, 14 km W
Battle of Haktang-ni 1951, 14 km NE

Battle of Maeso is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12594927, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maeso, revision 1377253029, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.