Battle of Yongdong

Date: July 25, 1950 • Location: Yeongdong, Korea, Republic of

Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.

The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC).