Battle of Salsu
The Battle of Salsu was a major battle that occurred in the year 612 during the second campaign of the Goguryeo–Sui War between Goguryeo of Korea and Sui of China. Goguryeo won an overwhelming victory over the numerically superior Sui forces at Salsu River.
| Battle of Salsu | |||||||
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| Part of the Goguryeo–Sui War | |||||||
Battle of Salsu | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sui dynasty | Goguryeo | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Yu Zhongwen Yuwen Shu | Eulji Mundeok | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 305,000 (nominal) | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 302,300 casualties | Unknown | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 薩水之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萨水之战 | ||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 살수대첩 |
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| Hanja | 薩水大捷 |
| Revised Romanization | Salsu Daecheop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Salsu Taech'ŏp |
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