Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Yu Jae-hung

Battles of Yu Jae-hung

South Korean military personnel, 1921 to 2011

Yu Jae-hung is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1950 and 1951: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in South Korea (3), North Korea (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 481 km apart end to end, 120 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (4).

Battle of OnjongBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverFirst and Second Battles of WonjuThird Battle of WonjuBattle of the Soyang RiverBattle of OnjongBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverFirst and Second Battles of WonjuThird Battle of WonjuBattle of the Soyang RiverSeoulPyongyangIncheonWonsanSinuijuNampoDandongHamhungHaejuGangneung200 km38.731N, 127.108E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 3 engagements3 in 19501951: 2 engagements19501951
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Onjong, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950Third Battle of Wonju, 1951Battle of the Soyang River, 195119501951
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 October 1950Battle of OnjongNorth KoreaChinese victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea45 km SChinese victory
31 December 1950First and Second Battles of WonjuWonju, South Korea320 km SEUnited Nations victory
18 February 1951Third Battle of WonjuWonju, South Korea39 km EUnited Nations victory
1951Battle of the Soyang RiverSoyang River, South Korea77 km NWsee #Aftermath

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 경향신문 또는 기타, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.