Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Chung Il-kwon

South Korean general, politician (1917–1994)

Chung Il-kwon is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1950 and 1953: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in North Korea (3), South Korea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 780 km apart end to end, 260 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (4).

Battle of Pusan PerimeterUN offensive into North KoreaBattle of Triangle HillBattle of KumsongBattle of Pusan PerimeterUN offensive into North KoreaBattle of Triangle HillBattle of KumsongSeoulPyongyangDalianIncheonDaejeonGwangjuWonsanSinuijuDaeguNampo500 km37.550N, 128.020E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 2 engagements2 in 19501952: 1 engagements1953: 1 engagements19501953
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950UN offensive into North Korea, 1950Battle of Triangle Hill, 1952Battle of Kumsong, 195319501953
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 August 1950Battle of Pusan PerimeterPusan Perimeter, South KoreaUnited Nations victory
1950UN offensive into North KoreaNorth Korea574 km NUnited Nations victory; Chinese intervention
14 October 1952Battle of Triangle HillNorth Korea191 km SChinese victory on Triangle Hill; Both sides claim victory...
1953Battle of KumsongKimhwa County, North Korea16 km NEChina and DPRK victory, South Korea lost Kumsong sailent...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.