Battle of Kapyong
Part of the Chinese Spring Offensive in the Korean War
Kapyong, South Korea
Date 22–27 April 1951 Location Kapyong River, South Korea 37°52′36″N 127°31′48″E / 37.87667°N 127.53000°E / 37.87667; 127.53000 Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations (UNC)  South Korea  United States  United Kingdom  Australia  Canada  New Zealand	North Korea  China
Commanders and leaders
Brian Arthur Burke George Taylor Bruce Ferguson James Stone Matthew Ridgway James Van Fleet	Wen Yuchen[1] Deng Yue[2] Peng Dehuai Song Shilun
Units involved
27th Brit Comm Bde 3 RAR 2 PPCLI 1 MX 16th Field Regiment, RNZA 6th Division A Company 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment 213th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion 74th Engineer Combat Battalion	118th Division 60th Division
Strength
One brigade ≈ 2,000 men	Two divisions ≈20,000 men
Casualties and losses
3 RAR: 32 killed, 59 wounded 2 PPCLI: 12 killed, 35 wounded 16th Field Regt: 2 killed, 5 wounded 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion: 3 killed, 12 wounded 5th Cavalry Regiment: 10 killed, several wounded Total: 59 killed at least 111 wounded	≈1,000-5,000 killed many wounded

The Battle of Kapyong (or Gapyeong) (Korean: 가평전투, 22–27 April 1951), also known as the Battle of Jiaping (Chinese: 加平战斗; pinyin: Jiā Píng Zhàn Dòu), was fought during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) forces—primarily Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand—and the 118th and 60th Divisions of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA).