List of battles involving Korea

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This is a list of land and naval battles involving Korea.

Ancient period

Gojoseon

• Gojoseon–Yan War
• Han conquest of Gojoseon

Three Kingdoms

Goguryeo

See also: Military history of Goguryeo, Goguryeo–Sui War, and Goguryeo–Tang War

• Goguryeo–Wa War
• Iwai Rebellion
• Battle of Jwawon
• Goguryeo–Wei War
• Battle of Biryusu
• Battle of Linyuguan
• Battle of Salsu
• Siege of Liaodong (612)
• Siege of Liaodong (645)
• Siege of Ansi
• Battle of Sasu
• Siege of Pyeongyang (668)

Baekje

• Battle of Chiyang
• Battle of Baekgang, a battle between Baekje and Japanese forces and the Tang–Silla alliance.

Silla

• Battle of Gwansan
• Battle of Hwangsanbeol

North–South States

Unified Silla

See also: Silla–Tang War

• Battle of Maeso

Balhae

• Battle of Cheonmun-ryeong

Goryeo

Khitan invasions of Korea

See also: Goryeo–Khitan War

• Battle of Guju

Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

• Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

Mongol invasions of Korea

See also: Mongol invasions of Korea

• Battle of Cheoin
• Battle of Chungju (1253)
• Siege of Kuju

Mongol invasions of Japan

• Battle of Bun'ei
• Battle of Kōan

Joseon

Early period

• Gihae Eastern Expedition
• Disturbance of the Three Ports
• Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

During the Imjin War

Further information: Imjin War

Main articles: List of battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) and List of naval battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

• Battle of Busan (1592), a naval battle of the Seven Year War.
• Battle of Okpo, naval battle of 1592.
• Battle of Sacheon (1592), a naval battle of the Seven Year War.
• Battle of Hansan Island in 1592, a key naval battle of the Seven Year War.
• Siege of Jinju (1592)
• Battle of Haengju
• Battle of Chilcheollyang, a naval battle of the Seven Year War in 1597.
• Battle of Myeongnyang, a naval battle of 1597 in the Seven Year War.
• Battle of Noryang, a naval battle of 1598.
• Battle of Sangju - a Japanese advancement,
• Battle of Chungju - Japanese decisive victory
• Siege of Busan - Japanese take Busan

Late period

• Battle of Sarhū, a series of Manchu–Ming battles in 1619.
• Later Jin invasion of Joseon
• Siege of Namhan
• Sino-Russian border conflicts
• Battle of Ganghwa (1866)
• General Sherman incident
• Bombardment of the Selee River Forts
• Battle of Ganghwa (1871)
• Battle of Ganghwa (1875)

Battles of the Korean independence movement

• Battle of Samdunja
• Battle of Fengwudong (Battle of Bong-o-dong)
• Hunchun incident
• Battle of Qingshanli (Battle of Cheongsanri)
• Free City Incident
• Pacification of Manchukuo
• Battle of Pochonbo
• Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
• Asia-Pacific theater of World War II
  • China Burma India Theater
    • Pacification of Manchukuo
    • Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
    • Burma campaign
  • South-East Asian theatre of World War II
    • Burma campaign
  • Soviet–Japanese War
    • Seishin Operation

1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War

• Pacification of Manchukuo
• Battle of Pochonbo
• Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War

World War II

• Asia-Pacific theater of World War II
  • China Burma India Theater
    • Pacification of Manchukuo
    • Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
    • Burma campaign
  • South-East Asian theatre of World War II
    • Burma campaign
  • Soviet–Japanese War
    • Seishin Operation

Korean War

Main article: Korean War

• First Battle of Seoul
• Battle of Osan, one of the first Korean War engagements, in 1950
• Battle of Inchon, a decisive battle of the Korean War in 1950
• Battle of the Imjin River, a 1951 battle of the Korean War
• Battle of Bloody Ridge
• Battle of Chosin Reservoir
• Battle of Old Baldy
• Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
• Battle of Hill Eerie
• Battle of the Hook
• Battle of Kapyong, a 1951 battle of the Korean War
• Second Battle of Seoul
• Third Battle of Seoul
• Operation Ripper
• Operation Commando
• Operation Courageous
• Operation Tomahawk
• Outpost Harry
• Battle of Pakchon
• Battle of White Horse

Engagements of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)

• Korean War
• Vietnam War
  • Operation Van Buren
  • Operation Geronimo
  • Operation Irving
  • Operation Masher/White Wing
  • Operation Crazy Horse
  • Battle of Đức Cơ
  • Battle of Trà Bình
  • Operation Hong Kil Dong
  • Operation Pershing
  • Operation Hood River
  • Operation Dragon Fire
  • Operation Imperial Lake
  • Tết offensive on Đà Nẵng
  • Operation Pipestone Canyon
• Persian Gulf War
• First Battle of Yeonpyeong
• Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
• Battle of Daecheong
• Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
• Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden

Engagements of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

• Korean War
• Vietnam War
  • Operation Rolling Thunder
• Yom Kippur War
• Angolan Civil War
• Ugandan Bush War
• Battle of Amami-Ōshima
• First Battle of Yeonpyeong
• Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
• Battle of Daecheong
• Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kursk offensive

First Zeitun resistance (1915)

• Military history of Korea
• Military of South Korea
• Lists of battles

See also

• Military history of Korea