Battle of the Bukhan

Battle of the Bukhan
Date:	2 September 2023 - 12 October 2023 (40 days)
Location:	Bukhan River, Kangwon Province, Kangwŏndo, southern North Korea
Outcome:	American-South Korean allied victory
Belligerents South Korea United States France Japan North Korea Commanders Lee Song-Hwa Chung Ae John Pershing Alexander Lukanhesko Mathéo Clément Bassui Akō Ji Han Wu Strength Hangug Minbyeongdae 한국 민병대 Hearts of Oak Troisième Division Naiting-Geil (나이팅게일) DAEDA People’s Liberation Front Casualties 312 670 100 15 1,012

The Battle of the Bukhan, also known as the Bukhan Offensive, was a small but brutal battle of the Red War fought by the guerrillas of the South Korean 제 2 차 민병대 (roughly transliterated as “Second Group”), American Hearts of Oak, French Troisiéme Division (Third Division), and Japanese ナイチンゲール (“Nightingales”) against North Korean DAEDA and People’s Liberation Front militants garrisoned around the Bukhan River. It took place between 2 September and 12 October 2023 on the southern sides of the river’s lower reaches. It was part of a series of successful offensives in response to the DMZ invasion two months prior, after a pause for redeployment and supply.