List of Korean battles

First Zeitun resistance (1915)

See also: Military history of Korea

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|  Gojoseon|  ? – 108 BC

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* Buyeo
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* Goguryeo
* Okjeo
* Dongye
* Samhan
* Ma
* Byeon
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* Four Commanderies of Han

Three Kingdoms period

|  Goguryeo|  37 BC–668 AD

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Baekje|  18 BC–660 AD
Silla|  57 BC–935 AD
Gaya confederacy|  42–562

Northern and Southern period

|  United Silla (Unified Silla)|  668–935

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Balhae|  698–926

Later Three Kingdoms period

|  Later Baekje|  892–936

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Taebong (Later Goguryeo)|  901–918
Unified Silla (Later Silla)|  668–935

Dynastic period

|  Goryeo|  918–1392

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|  Japanese rule|  1910–1945

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This is a partial list of battles on the land or water of Korea.

## Ancient period[edit]

### Gojoseon[edit]

* Gojoseon–Yan War
* Han conquest of Gojoseon

## Three Kingdoms[edit]

### Goguryeo[edit]

See also: Military history of Goguryeo, Goguryeo–Sui War, and Goguryeo–Tang War

* Goguryeo–Wa War
* Iwai Rebellion
* Battle of Jwawon
* Goguryeo–Wei War
* Battle of Biryusu
* Battle of Linyuguan
* Battle of Salsu
* Siege of Liaodong (612)
* Siege of Liaodong (645)
* Siege of Ansi
* Battle of Sasu
* Siege of Pyeongyang (668)

### Baekje[edit]

* Battle of Chiyang
* Battle of Baekgang, a battle between Baekje and Japanese forces and the Tang–Silla alliance.

### Silla[edit]

* Battle of Gwansan
* Battle of Hwangsanbeol

## North–South States[edit]

### Unified Silla[edit]

See also: Silla–Tang War

* Battle of Maeso

### Balhae[edit]

* Battle of Cheonmun-ryeong

## Later Three Kingdoms[edit]

## Goryeo[edit]

### Khitan invasions of Korea[edit]

See also: Goryeo–Khitan War

* Battle of Guju

### Korean–Jurchen border conflicts[edit]

* Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

### Mongol invasions of Korea[edit]

See also: Mongol invasions of Korea

* Battle of Cheoin
* Battle of Chungju (1253)
* Siege of Kuju

### Mongol invasions of Japan[edit]

* Battle of Bun'ei
* Battle of Kōan

## Joseon[edit]

### Early period[edit]

* Gihae Eastern Expedition
* Disturbance of the Three Ports
* Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

### During the Imjin War[edit]

Further information: Imjin War

Main articles: List of battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) and List of naval battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

* Battle of Busan (1592), a naval battle of the Seven Year War.
* Battle of Okpo, naval battle of 1592.
* Battle of Sacheon (1592), a naval battle of the Seven Year War.
* Battle of Hansan Island in 1592, a key naval battle of the Seven Year War.
* Siege of Jinju (1592)
* Battle of Haengju
* Battle of Chilcheollyang, a naval battle of the Seven Year War in 1597.
* Battle of Myeongnyang, a naval battle of 1597 in the Seven Year War.
* Battle of Noryang, a naval battle of 1598.
* Battle of Sangju \- a Japanese advancement,
* Battle of Chungju \- Japanese decisive victory
* Siege of Busan \- Japanese take Busan

### Late period[edit]

* Battle of Sarhū, a series of Manchu–Ming battles in 1619.
* Later Jin invasion of Joseon
* Siege of Namhan
* Sino-Russian border conflicts
* Battle of Ganghwa (1866)
* General Sherman incident
* Bombardment of the Selee River Forts
* Battle of Ganghwa (1871)
* Battle of Ganghwa (1875)

## Battles of the Korean independence movement[edit]

* Battle of Samdunja
* Battle of Fengwudong (Battle of Bong-o-dong)
* Hunchun incident
* Battle of Qingshanli (Battle of Cheongsanri)
* Free City Incident
* Pacification of Manchukuo
* Battle of Pochonbo
* Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
* Asia-Pacific theater of World War II
* China Burma India Theater
* Pacification of Manchukuo
* Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
* Burma campaign
* South-East Asian theatre of World War II
* Burma campaign
* Soviet–Japanese War
* Seishin Operation

## 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War[edit]

* Pacification of Manchukuo
* Battle of Pochonbo
* Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War

## World War II[edit]

* Asia-Pacific theater of World War II
* China Burma India Theater
* Pacification of Manchukuo
* Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War
* Burma campaign
* South-East Asian theatre of World War II
* Burma campaign
* Soviet–Japanese War
* Seishin Operation

## Korean War[edit]

Main article: Korean War

* First Battle of Seoul
* Battle of Osan, one of the first Korean War engagements, in 1950
* Battle of Inchon, a decisive battle of the Korean War in 1950
* Battle of the Imjin River, a 1951 battle of the Korean War
* Battle of Bloody Ridge
* Battle of Chosin Reservoir
* Battle of Old Baldy
* Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
* Battle of Hill Eerie
* Battle of the Hook
* Battle of Kapyong, a 1951 battle of the Korean War
* Second Battle of Seoul
* Third Battle of Seoul
* Operation Ripper
* Operation Commando
* Operation Courageous
* Operation Tomahawk
* Outpost Harry
* Battle of Pakchon
* Battle of White Horse

## Engagements of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)[edit]

* Korean War
* Vietnam War
* Operation Van Buren
* Operation Geronimo
* Operation Irving
* Operation Masher/White Wing
* Operation Crazy Horse
* Battle of Đức Cơ
* Battle of Trà Bình
* Operation Hong Kil Dong
* Operation Pershing
* Operation Hood River
* Operation Dragon Fire
* Operation Imperial Lake
* Tết offensive on Đà Nẵng
* Operation Pipestone Canyon
* Persian Gulf War
* First Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Battle of Daecheong
* Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
* Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden

## Engagements of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)[edit]

* Korean War
* Vietnam War
* Operation Rolling Thunder
* Battle of Amami-Ōshima
* First Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Battle of Daecheong
* Bombardment of Yeonpyeong

## First Zeitun resistance (1915)[edit]

* Military history of Korea
* Military of South Korea
* Lists of battles

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