Battle of Pyongyang (1950)
| Battle of Pyongyang (1950) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Korean War | |||||||||
Map of the capture of Pyongyang | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||||
| North Korea | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
Hobart R. Gay Paik Sun-yup | Choe Yong-gon | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
|
1st Cavalry Division 1st Infantry Division 8th Regiment, 7th Infantry Division |
17th Division 32nd Division | ||||||||
The Battle of Pyongyang (17–19 October 1950) was one of the major battles of the United Nations' offensive during the Korean War. Following the Battle of Inchon, the UN forces re-captured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and proceeded to advance into North Korea. Shortly after advancing, the American and South Korean forces faced the North Korean defenses near Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on 17 October.
North Korea's leadership and its main forces had already withdrawn to Kanggye, allowing the UN forces to capture Pyongyang on 19 October.