Battle of Old Baldy
| Battle of Old Baldy | |||||||
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| Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Map of the Old Baldy area | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| China | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 38,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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US: 1,952 casualties 307 killed Colombian: 97 killed 33 Wounded | 3,000+ killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Old Baldy was a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.