# List of battles involving Korea

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This is a list of land and naval battles involving Korea.

## Ancient period
### Gojoseon

* Gojoseon–Yan War
* Han conquest of Gojoseon

## Three Kingdoms
### Goguryeo

* 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

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

### Silla

* Battle of Gwansan
* Battle of Hwangsanbeol

## North–South States
### Unified Silla

* Battle of Maeso

### Balhae

* Battle of Cheonmun-ryeong

## Goryeo
### Khitan invasions of Korea

* Battle of Guju

### Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

* Korean–Jurchen border conflicts

### Mongol invasions of Korea

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

### Mongol invasions of Japan

* Battle of Bun'ei
* Battle of Kōan

## Joseon
### Early period

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

### During the Imjin War

* 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

* 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

* 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

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

## World War II

* 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

* 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)

* 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)

* Korean War
* Vietnam War
** Operation Rolling Thunder
* Yom Kippur War
* Angolan Civil War
* Ugandan Bush War
* Battle of Amami-Ōshima
* First Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Battle of Daecheong
* Bombardment of Yeonpyeong

## First Zeitun resistance (1915)

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