Battle of the Hook
Overview
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
that took place between a United Nations
United Nations
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force, consisting mostly of British
United Kingdom
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troops, supported on their flanks by American
United States
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and Turkish
Turkey
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artillery units against a predominantly Chinese
China
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force. There had been two previous engagements at the Hook earlier in the Korean War when first the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
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and later the British Black Watch
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II....
regiment had successfully held the Hook against Chinese assaults.
