Solma-Ri, Battle of

In the Korean War, defeat of United Nations forces by North Korean and Chinese communist forces 22–25 April 1951 on the Imjin River, South Korea. Although a tactical defeat, Solma-Ri was a strategic victory for the UN, since the stubborn defence put up by the British force had imposed sufficient delay upon the Chinese to allow other UN forces to establish a new defensive line on the Han River to protect Seoul, and the Chinese offensive was halted there and eventually thrown back north of the Imjin.