| 25
June |
North
Korean forces attack South Korean forces to
the south of the 38th Parallel |
| 27
June |
American
military support for the South is approved
by Harry S. Truman, President of the USA. |
| 29
June |
The
North Korean army seizes Seoul the capital
of the South. The British Government authorises
Royal Navy support for South Korea. |
| 30
June |
The
US authorises its military to be deployed
in Korea as part of a United Nations force
to protect the South. The US Navy plans a
sea-borne blockade of the North. |
| 1
July |
US
Combat troops arrive in Korea under the command
of Major-General William F. Dean. |
| 4
July |
The
first engagement between US forces and the
North Korean army takes place at Osan. The
US retreat. |
| 7
July |
General
Douglas MacArthur of the US Army is appointed
Supreme Commander of the UN Forces. |
| 15
July |
North
Korean forces cross the Kum River. |
| 21
July |
United
States UN forces withdraw from Taejon. General
Dean is reported missing in action. |
| 1
August |
The
Soviet boycott of the UN Security Council
ends as Yakov Malik takes over its presidency. |
| 8
August |
The
North Korean Army reaches the Naktong River. |
| 15
August |
United
Nations troops hold back North Korean advances
at the Naktong River. |
| 29
August |
British
forces arrive from Hong Kong, including the
27th Brigade of the British Army. |
| 3
September |
North
Korean forces approach Taeju. |
| 7
September |
General
Walker announces that "our lines will
hold". |
| 15
September |
The
US 10 th Corps launch a sea borne assault
on Inchon. US forces break out of Pusan and
advance northwards through South Korea. |
| 19
September |
North
Korean forces fall back. Seoul is enclosed.
Filipino forces land in the South as part
of the UN force. |
| 26
September |
UN
forces retake Seoul. |
| 29
September |
South
Korean President Syngman Rhee and General
MacArthur re-enter Seoul.. |
| 1
October |
South
Korean forces advance over the 38th Parallel
into the North. |
| 7
October |
The
UN resolves that "all appropriate steps
be taken to ensure conditions of stability
throughout Korea". US forces advance
over the 38th Parallel. |
| 8
October |
Chinese
leader Mao Tse Tung secretly allows Chinese
'volunteers' to resist what the Chinese see
as US imperialism. |
| 18
October |
Southern
troops occupy Hamhung and Hungnam. |
| 25
October |
Chinese
forces engage South Korean forces south of
the Yalu River. |
| 27
-29 October |
Chinese
forces end the US/UN advance. |
| 30
October |
The
South Korean 6th Division is over-run by Chinese
forces at Yongdu. |
| 1
November |
The
first Chinese MiG fighters are seen in action
in air battles over the Yalu River. |
| 6
November |
General
MacArthur claims publicly that the Chinese
are guilty of "using unlawful aggression". |
| 8
November |
Air
battles take place over Sinuiji. |
| 12
November |
The
US reinforces its commitment in Korea with
the arrival of the 3rd US Army Division. |
| 16
November |
US
President Truman declares that he is not intending
that US forces cross into China. |
| 24
November |
A
Chinese 'Special Delegation' is sent to the
UN Security Council to initiate diplomatic
moves for peace.
General MacArthur advances his forces towards
China. |
| 25
November |
As
a goodwill gesture Chinese forces release
57 US prisoners of war. |
| 26
November |
Chinese
forces stage a successful counter attack against
UN forces and halt their advance. |
| 1
December |
UN
forces are pulled back gradually as Chinese
and North Korean Army units advance. |
| 5
December |
The
North Korean capital is evacuated of UN and
US forces. |
| 9
December |
Wonsan
is evacuated by ships of the US Navy. |
| 11
December |
UN
and South Korean forces withdraw from Hungnam. |
| 17
December |
US
President Truman declares a state of national
emergency as UN troops fall back. |
| 22
December |
The
People's Republic of China rejects the offer
of a ceasefire in Korea as there is no offer
to pull all UN and foreign troops from North
Korea and China. |
| 23
December |
US
General Walker is killed in a jeep crash. |
| 25
December |
Chinese
and North Korean forces re-cross the 38th
Parallel. |
| 27
December |
US
Lt. General Ridgeway takes command of UN forces
in Korea. |
