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Siege of Seoul

United States · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1950–1951Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Edward Almond25 September 1950

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

The 1st Marine Division & the 7th Infantry Division surround Seoul

Douglas MacArthur28 September 1950

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

The 2 week struggle to take Seoul ends, 130,000 north Koreans had been captured

Douglas MacArthur23 December 1950

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

Plans to defend Seoul from a communist invasion

Matthew RidgwayDecember 1950

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

Evacuates Seoul & establishes a defense line at the Han River

1951

Matthew Ridgway3 January 1951

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

Orders the evacuation of Seoul

Names involved

Douglas MacArthurEdward AlmondMatthew Ridgway

Provenance

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