Edward Almond25 September 1950
The 1st Marine Division & the 7th Infantry Division surround Seoul
United States of America · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The 1st Marine Division & the 7th Infantry Division surround Seoul
The 2 week struggle to take Seoul ends, 130,000 north Koreans had been captured
Plans to defend Seoul from a communist invasion
Evacuates Seoul & establishes a defense line at the Han River
Orders the evacuation of Seoul
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