battle, Cold War

Battle of Outpost Kelly

Name: Battle of Outpost Kelly
Start: 1952-09-24
Location: South Korea

Battle of Outpost Kelly was a battle fought on 24 September 1952 in what is now South Korea. The recorded result: Chinese victory.

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Fought24 September 1952

WhereSouth Korea38.140N, 126.944E

OutcomeChinese victory

BelligerentsUnited Nations; United StatesagainstChina

Casualties and losses350 casualtiesandUnknown

Record

Date	24 September 1952
Place	South Korea 38.140N, 126.944E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	350 casualties	Unknown
Commanders	Juan César Cordero Dávila

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Noris 1952, 1.6 km NE
First Battle of Maryang-san 1951, 2.1 km W
Battle of Yultong 1951, 9.3 km E
Battle of Old Baldy 1952, 11 km NE
Battle of Pork Chop Hill 1953, 13 km NE

Elsewhere in 1952

Battle of Na San Vietnam
Battle of Triangle Hill North Korea
Battle of Nanri Island People's Republic of China
Battle of White Horse South Korea
Battle of Old Baldy South Korea

Battle of Outpost Kelly is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65058481, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Outpost Kelly, revision 1370452521, 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.