Battle of Hill Eerie

Battle of Hill Eerie
Part of the Korean War

Map of Eerie and the surrounding hill positions
Date21 March – 18 July 1952
Location
Hill Eerie (near Chorwon, North Korea)
38°15′12″N 127°3′8″E / 38.25333°N 127.05222°E / 38.25333; 127.05222
Result United Nations victory
Belligerents

UN Command

 China
Commanders and leaders
Max Clark
Fidel V. Ramos
Felizardo Tanabe
Salvador Abcede
Ramon Z. Aquirre
Unknown
Units involved
179th Infantry Regiment
20th Battalion Combat Team
Unknown
Casualties and losses
8 killed
25 killed
UN estimate:
1,631 killed

The Battle of Hill Eerie (Tagalog: Labanan sa Burol ng Eerie; Korean: 이리고지 전투, RR: Seomtteughan Eondeog Jeontu) refers to several Korean War engagements between the United Nations Command (UN) forces and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) in 1952 at Hill Eerie, a military outpost about 10 miles (16 km) west of Ch'orwon. It was taken several times by both sides; each sabotaging the others' position.