Battle of Hwanggan

Battle of Hwanggan
Part of Korean War
DateJuly 23–29, 1950
Location
Result North Korean victory
Belligerents

 United Nations

 North Korea
Commanders and leaders
John H. Michaelis Lee Ch'ong Song
Units involved
27th Infantry Regiment 2nd Division
Strength
3,000 10,000?
Casualties and losses
53 killed
221 wounded
49 missing
3,000
6 T-34 tanks

The Battle of Hwanggan was an engagement between United States and North Korean forces that took place on July 23–29, 1950, on a road north of the village of Hwanggan in southern South Korea, early in the Korean War. The battle ended in a victory for the North Koreans after US troops were forced to withdraw south.

The US Army's 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, newly arrived in Korea, was moved to a road north of Hwanggan to block the North Korean Korean People's Army (KPA)'s 2nd Division, advancing following the Battle of Taejon. In an unusually good first performance, the 27th Infantry was able to delay the North Korean division for almost a week, inflicting heavy casualties on it while suffering few casualties of their own.

The North Koreans eventually were able to overwhelm the US forces with sheer numbers, capturing Hwanggan and pushing the American units further south. However, the action solidified the 27th Infantry's position as a valuable reserve unit for the US Eighth Army during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. The 27th distinguished itself in several critical battles, including the Battle of the Bowling Alley.


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