Third Battle of the Hook
| Third Battle of the Hook | |||||||
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| Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Soldiers of the British Duke of Wellington's Regiment share a smoke with a KATCOM during a lull in fighting at the Hook. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| China | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Brigadier Joseph Kendrew | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 | 6,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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24 killed 105 wounded 20 missing Chinese claim: 160 casualties 21 captured |
UN estimate: 1,050 killed 800 wounded | ||||||
The Third Battle of the Hook (Chinese: 坪村南山战斗) was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations Command (UN) force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American, Canadian and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.