Battle of Old Baldy

Battle of Old Baldy
	Part of the Korean War
	; Map of the Old Baldy area
Date	June 26, 1952 – March 26, 1953
Location	Yeoncheon County, Korea, 38°13′43″N 127°0′13″E
Result	Korean victory in 1952 action; Chinese victory in 1953 action
Belligerents
South Korea; United Nations Colombia; United States;	China
Strength
38,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
US:; 1,952 casualties; 307 killed; Colombian:; 97 killed; 33 Wounded	3,000+ killed and wounded

The Battle of Old Baldy was a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.

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