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| 1950 | 38th Parallel USA Truman, Harry S |  |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate nth of the 38th Parallel |
| 27th June Washington Orders MacArthur to support the southern Korean army with air & sea forces |
| 1950 | Battle of Ossan USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 5th July Ossan A UN force ias forced to retreat by the Nth Koreans |
| 5th Aug River Natkong The Nth Koreans break across the River Naktong but are driven back again 12 days later |
| 26th Oct Sudong The ROK 26th Division encounter strong Chinese resistance at Sudong |
| 21st July Yechon The USAretakes Yechon |
| 1950 | Budget USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 19th July Washington Increases the annual peacetime military budget to $48 billion |
| 19th July Washington Sends Congress an emergency appropriation of $10 billion |
| 19th July Washington Truman requests an increased military budget from Congress |
| 1950 | Capture of Han USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 22nd Sep River Han The USAreaches the Han River near Seoul |
| 1950 | Capture of Inchon USA Almond, Edward | |
| 15th Sep Inchon Directs the Inchon landings |
| 1950 | Capture of Inchon USA Clark, Eugene | |
| 1st Sep Inchon Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the USAlandings |
| 15th Sep Inchon Turns on a lighthouse beacon to help guide the X corps to their beacheads |
| 1950 | Capture of Inchon USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 13th Sep Inchon USAdestroyers & cruisers shell enemy positions 2 days before the landings |
| 15th Sep Inchon The USAforces launch a surprise landing at Inchon 150 miles nth of the Pusan perimeter |
| 23rd Aug Tokyo From his Tkyo HQ MacArthur poposes plans for the USAcapture of Inchon |
| 23rd Sep Inchon Nth Korean units begin withdrawing to the nth |
| 28th Aug Tokyo The JCS gives its approval for the Inchon landings |
| 1950 | Capture of Inchon USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 15th Sep Inchon USAforces capture Inchon |
| 1950 | Capture of Kimbo Airport USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 16th Sep Kimbo Airport The 5th Marines capture Kimbo Airport, Sth Korea's largest airport |
| 1st Oct Pyongyang 1 October-24 November, the North Koreans are driven North as far as the Yalu River |
| 20th Oct Pyongyang Captures Pyongyang for the UN |
| 20th Oct Pyongyang Pyongyang is captured by the ROK & USA187th Regimental Combat Team |
| 27th Sep Pusan Communist supply lines are broken |
| 27th Sep Seoul MacArthur formally restores Seoul to President Rhee as the seat of government |
| 27th Sep Pusan Nth Korean forces around the Pusan perimeter retreat |
| 27th Sep Seoul Seoul is captured by the 1st Cavalry Division & the 7th Infantry Division |
| 27th Sep Seoul The 2 week struggle to take Seoul ends, 130,000 nth Koreans had been captured |
| 1950 | Capture of Seoul USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 28th Mar Seoul North Korea captures Seoul, it has destroyed most of the South Korean Army |
| 1950 | Capture of Wonsan USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 11th Oct Wonsan The ROK 3rd Division captures the Nth Korean port of Wonsan |
| 26th Oct Wonsan USAMarines secure the port of Wonsan |
| 25th July Yongdok The Nth Koreans capture Yongdok, only 1/4 of Sth Korea is under UN control |
| Sep Launches Operation Chromite to achieve victory in Sth Korea before the winter |
| 5th Sep Tokyo The Inchon landing force sets out from Japan to invade Korea, 260 ships & 70,000 men |
| 12th Sep Sasebo MacArthur boards the Mount McKinley |
| 8th July Appointed Commander-in-Chief, United Nations forces in the Korean War |
| 26th Sep Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| 1950 | Commander USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 23rd Dec Appointed Commander of ground forces in Korea, replacement for Walton Walker |
| 1950 | Conference of Wake Island USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 15th Oct Wake Island MacArthur underplays the dangers of Russian & Chinese involvement in the war |
| 15th Oct Wake Island President Truman & General MacArthur confer at Wake Island on the course of the war |
| 15th Oct Wake Island The 1st & last meeting between Truman & MacArthur, fails to produce agreement |
| 1950 | Conference of Wake Island USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 15th Oct Wake Island President Truman & General MacArthur confer at Wake Island on the course of the war |
| 15th Oct Wake Island The 1st & last meeting between Truman & MacArthur, fails to produce agreement |
| 15th Oct Wake Island Truman tells MacArthur the Chinese & Russians must not be involved in the war |
| 22nd June Washington The House of Representitives approves enlistment of 547,000 |
| 1950 | Death USA Walker, Walton | |
| 23rd Dec Death of Walton Walker, killed in a jeep accident |
| 1950 | Evacuation Hungnam USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 23rd Dec Hungnam X Corps is evacuated from Hungnam |
| 1st Oct MacArthur asks the nth Korean Commander-in-Chief to surrender, he refuses |
| 1st Nov Unsan Chinese troops overwhelm the 6th ROK Infantry Division |
| 5th Dec 5-15 December, the Chinese invade Korea & force the X Corps to evacuate |
| 24th Nov River Yalu Flies to Nth Korea to supervise the drive to the River Yalu |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel MacArthur is authorized by the Pentagon to cross the 38th Parallel |
| 1950 | Invasion of Korea USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 1st July Pusan UN troops arrive in Pusan |
| 25th Mar North Korea invades South Korea |
| 26th Mar The UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding withdrawal of Nth Korean forces |
| 27th June Geneva A UN resolution demands the withdrawal of Nth Korean forces from Sth Korea |
| 30th June Authorized after MacArthur reports on the hopelessness of the Sth Korean situation |
| 1950 | Invasion of North Korea USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 1st Oct 38th Parallel Sth Korean & UN troops move Nth across the 38th parallel into Nth Korea |
| 1950 | Invasion of North Korea USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 1st Oct USAforces cross the Nth Korean border |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate nth of the 38th Parallel |
| 1950 | Invasion of Nth Korea USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 27th Sep President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate nth of the 38th Parallel |
| 1950 | Invasion of Sth Korea USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 27th June Washington The UN calls for North Korean withdrawal from South Korea |
| 1950 | Mobilization USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 1st Oct 38th Parallel Sth Korean & UN troops move Nth across the 38th parallel into Nth Korea |
| 15th Sep Inchon Lands a UN force behind the lines to cut Nth Korean supply lines, only 20 marines die |
| 19th July Pledges a "superhuman effort" to pour in men & guns to drive out the Nth Koreans |
| 19th July Pohang Dong USAtroops land at Pohang-Dong but are pushed back after having formed a defensive line |
| 5th Nov Reports the massing of Chinese troops in North Korea |
| 16th Oct Wonsan 16-26 October, the UN forces at Inchon are moved to the east coast as far as Wonsan |
| 26th June Tokyo Sends a report to the JCS predicting the collapse of the Nth Korean |
| 29th June River Han Doubts if the Sth Korean Army can hold the Han River |
| 29th June River Han Inspects Sth Korean troops & asks the Joint Chiefs of Staff to send USAground troops |
| 29th Sep MacArthur is authorized by the UN to advance his forces into North Korea |
| 1950 | Mobilization USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 22nd June Washington Senate approves the enlistment of 547,000, as requested by the USADefence Dept |
| 22nd June Washington The House of Representitives approves 547,000, requested by the USADefence Dept |
| 27th June Washington Orders all USAnaval & airforces in Japan, Okinawa & the Philippines to be put on alert |
| 30th June Washington Agrees to MacArthur's request & orders USAforces into Korea |
| 1950 | Siege of Pusan USA Walker, Walton | |
| 29th July Pusan Orders that Pusan must not fall saying that there is no further back to retreat |
| 1950 | Siege of Seoul USA Almond, Edward | |
| 25th Sep Seoul The 1st Marine Division & the 7th Infantry Division surround Seoul |
| 1950 | Siege of Seoul USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 23rd Dec Seoul Plans to defend Seoul from a Communist invasion |
| 28th Sep Seoul The 2 week struggle to take Seoul ends, 130,000 nth Koreans had been captured |
| 1950 | Siege of Seoul USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| Dec Seoul Evacuates Seoul & establishes a defense line at the Han River |
| 1950 | Siege of Yalu River USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 26th Oct River Yalu The ROK reach the Yalu River & discover a Chinese force ready to invade Sth Korea |
| 1950 | Supreme Commander USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 7th July MacArthur is appointed as the Supreme Commander of the UN forces in Korea |
| 1951 | Armistice USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 5th Aug Breaks the Armistice negotiations claiming Nth Korea has broken demilitarization rules |
| 10th July Armistice negotiations open between the Commanders of both sides |
| 12th Nov Panmunjon A 2nd round of peace negotiations begins |
| 23rd Nov Panmunjon Both sides agree to a cease-fire along a demarcation line |
| 30th June Makes a radio broadcast offering to send representitives to discuss a cease-fire |
| 22nd April River Imjin Carries out a defensive action against the North Koreans |
| 14th Mar Chunshon Recaptures Cunshon from the communists |
| 1951 | Capture of Seoul USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 14th Mar Seoul Counter-attacking Allied forces retake Seoul |
| 1951 | Capture of Seoul USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 14th Mar Seoul Recaptures Seoul from the communists |
| 14th Mar Seoul Seoul is recaptured by the Americans |
| 11th April Appointed Commander of the UN forces in Korea |
| 1951 | Dismissal USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 11th April Manchuria Dismissed after publicly demanding the right to bomb Chinese targets in Manchuria |
| 1951 | Dismissal USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 11th April Dimisses MacArthur as Commander of UN forces because of his support of war with China |
| 1951 | Invasion of Korea USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 1st Jan 400,000 Chinese & 100,000 Nth Koreans open a major offenisive |
| 1951 | Invasion of Korea USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 1st Jan 400,000 Chinese & 100,000 Nth Koreans open a major offenisive |
| 1951 | Mobilization USA MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 26th Jan Launches a counter-offensive against the Chinese & Nth Koreans |
| 1951 | Peace USA Truman, Harry S | |
| 12th Nov Panmunjon Peace negotiations take place at Panmunjon |
| 1951 | Ripper USA Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 7th Mar Launches an operation to recapture Inchon & Kimpo airfield |
| 3rd Jan Seoul Orders the evacuation of Seoul |
| 1952 | Commander USA Clark, Mark | |
| Nov Appointed Commander of the UN forces in Korea |
| 1952 | Rebellion USA Boatner, Haydon | |
| Dec Pongnam An attempted escape ends with 185 communists killed or wounded |
| 12th May Koje Ordered to suppress the Communist POW rebellion |
| 1952 | Rebellion USA Dodd, Francis | |
| 7th May Koje General Dodd is taken hostage by Communist POWs |
| 11th May Koje Released by POW captors |
| 1953 | Armistice USA Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 27th July An armistice is agreed, sth Korea's independence is secured |
| 27th July An armistice is agreed, sth Korea's independence is secured |
| Washington Signs a truce ending the Korean War |
