Battle of Maeso

Battle of Maeso
Part of the Silla-Tang War
DateSeptember 29, 675
LocationYeoncheon County, South Korea
Result Decisive Silla Victory
Belligerents
Silla Tang
Commanders and leaders
Kim Wonsul Li Jinxing
Strength
~30,000 ~200,000 Active Troops
~100,000 Supporting Troops
Casualties and losses
Near None Near Annihilation

The Battle of Maeso (Hangul: 매소성 전투; Hanja: 買肖城戰鬪) was a battle between Silla and Tang forces in the Korean peninsula. On September 29, 675, a confrontation occurred between a Silla of 30,000 under the command of Kim Wonsul and a Tang of 200,000 troops under Li Jinxing.

Silla killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and got 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000.[1]

After Battle of Gibeolpo, Silla won against Tang in Silla-Tang war and Tang left Korean peninsula.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-25. 신편한국사
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