Battle of Sariwon

Battle of Sariwon
Part of the Korean War
Australian troops riding on a US Army Sherman tank at Sariwon in October 1950
Date 17 October 1950 Location Sariwon, North Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations:  United Kingdom  Australia  United States	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Basil Coad	Unknown
Units involved
27th Infantry Brigade 3 RAR 1 ASHR 1 MR 7th Cavalry Regiment	unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed 3 wounded	215 killed 3,700 captured

The Battle of Sariwon took place on 17 October 1950 during the United Nations (UN) counter-offensive against the North Korean forces which had invaded South Korea. With many Korean People's Army (KPA) units falling back under pressure from UN forces the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade under Brigadier Basil Coad—–comprising the 1st Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highland Regiment, the 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment and 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) captured the town of Sariwon during a confused and largely one-sided action. Elements of the 7th US Cavalry Regiment were also involved. KPA casualties included 215 killed and more than 3,700 captured, whilst British-Commonwealth losses were 1 killed and 3 wounded (all of them from the Argylls).^[1]