First Battle of Yeonpyeong

First Battle of Yeonpyeong

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=First Battle of Yeonpyeong
partof=Korean War
date=June 15, 1999
place=Northern Limit Line, Yellow Sea
result= South Korean Victory
combatant1=flagicon|South Korea South Korea
combatant2=flagicon|North Korea North Korea
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=2 patrol boats damaged
1 WIA
casualties2=2 patrol boats sunk
5 patrol boats damaged
30 KIA
70 WIA|

The First Battle of Yeonpyeong was a skirmish between naval units of North and South Korea. It did little to settle the dispute about control of the area and was an embarrassment to the North Korean regime. Minor incidents and incursions concerning fishing in the area continued, including another naval skirmish in 2002 dubbed the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Western_Sea]

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External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9906/15/korea.standoff.03/ "Seoul: Engagement... to continue despite deadly Korean naval battle"]


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