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Battle of Maeso
Part of the Silla-Tang War
DateSeptember 29, 675
LocationYeoncheon County, South Korea
Result Silla victory
Belligerents
Silla Tang
Commanders and leaders
Kim Wonsul Li Jinxing
Strength
30,000

Korean sources:

200,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown

Korean sources:

killed 6,047
captures 30,380
horses and weapons of 30,000

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

South Korean history books claim killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and captures 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000.

Notes

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