Battle of Haktang - ni The Battle of Haktang - Ni was a skirmish in the Korean War fought between Belgian UN and Communist Chinese People ' s Volunteers between 9 – 13 October 1951 , just north of the city of Chorwon just over the North Korean border . Background . Haktang - ni . The hill of " Broken Arrow " is an isolated ridge about 1 , 500 meters long , extending from south to north and dominating the surrounding plain for hundreds of metres in each direction . It is rocky and entirely clear of cover . At the northern extremity of the hill is the steepest and highest point of the hill , the centre section plateaus before a very steep rocky outcrop to the extreme south . It was labeled Hill 391 by the US Army . Battle . 10 October 1951 : Belgian contingent arrives at " Broken Arrow " . The Belgian battalion arrived at Haktang - ni at 14 : 00 in the no - man ' s land ( 4 miles in front of other UN positions held by the Puerto - Rican 65th Infantry Regiment ) between UN and Chinese lines on 10 October 1951 and dug in . " C Company " dug in at the northern peak , while next " B Company " entrenched in the northern section of the central plateau . In order that the southern point would not be taken by Chinese forces and used as a base for mortar attacks , the 40 - men of the " Heavy Weapons Company " ( equipped with American supplied . 30 Machine Guns and 75mm guns ) took up position on the southern peak 300 – 400 metres away from the rest of the battalion . The Belgian Contingent was badly under strength at the time of the battle ( comprising only 560 men instead of the more usual 900 ) since the battle occurred in the middle of a troop rotation in which many soldiers who had been in Korea since February 1951 – including the " 1st Luxembourg detachment " , which formed part of " A Company , Belgian United Nations Command " , had returned home in September 1951 – and replacements had not arrived . 10 – 11 October : Chinese artillery attack . Almost immediately from their arrival at " Broken Arrow " , Belgian forces came under fire from artillery fire from Chinese 76mm guns and mortar fire . One Belgian soldier was killed , several were wounded . In the evening of 10 October , the first Chinese patrols attacked the positions of " B Company " . Recognising the importance of holding the position , the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division , Major General Robert H . Soule visited the positions at Haktang - ni by helicopter . As evening fell on the night of 11 October , the Belgians again came under fire – this time from Chinese 60mm mortars from neighbouring Hill 317 . 12 October 1951 : Start of the battle . In the early morning of 12 October 1951 several small - scale Chinese assaults were repelled . First , at 03 : 45 an enemy patrol , supported by machine gun fire , attacked the " Heavy Weapons Company " . It was eventually driven back by US artillery fire from 10mm and 155mm artillery . One Belgian soldier was killed during this assault with six soldiers wounded of whom two were Korean soldiers attached to the Belgian battalion . Later that day , from 08 : 00 to 15 : 00 , patrols from " B Company " , climbed nearby Palli - Bong Hill ( Hill 488 ) which was being used as an observation post by Chinese forces . A second patrol from the " Reconnaissance Platoon " reached nearby Hill 317 found an enemy ammunition dump , which they destroyed , and then returned to Haktang - ni . During the day , numerous " squads " of 5 – 10 Chinese soldiers had infiltrated behind the Belgian lines . The thick fog that had covered the battlefield during the day dispersed at 23 : 30 at the same moment as the main Chinese assault began on the " Heavy Weapons Company " . Morning of 13 October 1951 : Main Chinese assault . The main Chinese attack on the " Heavy Weapons Company " began at 23 : 30 on 12 October . The Chinese troops were advancing on the front line of the " Reconnaissance Platoon " in perfect silence , moving through the barbed wire , when they can under fire from machine guns and flamethrowers . At the same time , " B Company " and the " Heavy Weapons Company " came under attack . Chinese troops even took the position used by the HQ of the battalion . During the night , the bodies of many wounded and dead Chinese soldiers were recovered by their comrades . Indeed only 4 wounded Chinese soldiers remained on the battlefield at daybreak . They were taken prisoner by the Belgians . At 02 : 00 , renewed Chinese assaults began on the " Heavy Weapons Company " . However , by 04 : 00 , the main attacks had been repulsed and all positions re - occupied . At daybreak , Hill 317 was re - occupied by Belgian troops , and a reconnaissance patrol from " C Company " came under machine gun and mortar fire from Palli - Bong hill . When the smoke cleared , 98 remaining Chinese corpses were found in front of Belgian lines , giving the only estimate of Chinese soldiers killed during the battle although , all together , the casualties suffered by the Chinese forces were probably much higher . Aftermath . On orders from 3rd Infantry Division , the Belgians withdrew from positions back to the UN lines , taking up positions on Hill 362 . Withdrawing from Haktang - ni , the Belgians watched a heavy artillery barrage falling on their vacated positions . Citation . The Belgian contingent was awarded the citation of " HAKTANG - NI " on the flag of the unit and a " Haktang - ni " bar was added to the campaign medals of those who served at the battle .