Battle of Kumsong

Battle of Kumsong
Part of the Korean War
Date 10 June – 20 July 1953 Location Kumsong, Korea Result Chinese victory
Belligerents
United Nations (UNC)  South Korea  United States	China
Commanders and leaders
Mark W. Clark Maxwell D. Taylor Isaac D. White Chung Il-kwon[1]	Deng Hua Yang Yong[2]
Units involved
8th Army IX Corps Capital Division 3rd Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division II Corps 3rd Infantry Division 5th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division 11th Infantry Division	9th Army 24th Corps[3] 20th Army 54th Corps 60th Corps 67th Corps 68th Corps
Strength
187,000 combat troops numerous combat aircraft	240,000 combat troops[4] 1,360 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
U.S.: 305 killed[5] South Korea: 2,689 killed 7,548 wounded 4,136 missing[6] Chinese estimation: 47,661 casualties (2,286 Americans) 2,766 captured (70 Americans) [7]	China: 9,187 killed 12,391 wounded[7] South Korean estimation: 66,000 casualties 262 captured[8]

The Battle of Kumsong, also known as the Jincheng Campaign (Chinese: 金城战役; pinyin: Jīn Chéng Zhàn Yì), was one of the last battles of the Korean War. During the ceasefire negotiations seeking to end the Korean War, the United Nations Command (UNC) and Chinese and North Korean forces were unable to agree on the issue of prisoner repatriation. South Korean President Syngman Rhee, who refused to sign the armistice, released 27,000 North Korean prisoners who refused repatriation. This action caused an outrage among the Chinese and North Korean commands and threatened to derail the ongoing negotiations. As a result, the Chinese decided to launch an offensive aimed at the Kumsong salient. This would be the last large-scale Chinese offensive of the war, scoring a victory over the UNC forces.