battle, Cold War

Battle of the Nevada Complex

Name: Battle of the Nevada Complex
Start: 1953-05-29
Location: South Korea

Battle of the Nevada Complex was a battle fought on 29 May 1953 in what is now South Korea. The recorded result: See aftermath.

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Map of the Nevada Complex Korea 1951-3. United States Army Center of Military History, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought29 May 1953

WhereSouth Korea38.005N, 126.798E

OutcomeSee aftermath

BelligerentsUnited Nations; Turkey; United StatesagainstChina

Casualties and losses151 killedand1,156 casualties

Record

Date	29 May 1953
Place	South Korea 38.005N, 126.798E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	151 killed	1,156 casualties
Commanders	Samuel Tankersley Williams

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 Samichon River 1953, 4.3 km NE
Battle of the Hook 1953, 4.3 km NE
First Battle of the Hook 1952, 4.7 km NE
Second Battle of the Hook 1952, 4.7 km NE
Battle of Bunker Hill 1952, 8.1 km SW

Elsewhere in 1953

Attack on the Moncada Barracks Cuba
Battle of Pork Chop Hill South Korea
Battle of Kumsong North Korea
Battle of the Samichon River People's Republic of China
Battle of the Hook South Korea

Battle of the Nevada Complex 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 Q65058134, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Nevada Complex, revision 1377514880, 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.