The Seolmacheon in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
is a tributary of the
Imjin River
The Imjin River ( in South Korea) or Rimjin River ( in North Korea) is the 7th largest river in Korea. It flows from north to south, crossing the Demilitarized Zone and joining the Han River downstream of Seoul, near the Yellow Sea. The river i ...
, which it joins at
Jeokseong. It was on
Gloster Hill
The Gloucester Hill Battle Monument ( ko, 파주 영국군 설마리전투비, literally "British Army's Seolmari Battle Monument in Paju") or Gloucester Memorial is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire ...
, between the two rivers, that the British
Gloucestershire Regiment made their last stand against the
Chinese
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* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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in the
Battle of the Imjin River
The Battle of the Imjin River ( fil, Labanan sa Ilog Imjin), also known as the Battle of Solma-ri ( ko, 설마리 전투) or Battle of Gloster Hill () in South Korea, or as Battle of Xuemali () in China, took place 22–25 April 1951 during t ...
, a major event in the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
, from 22–25 April 1951. At the
Gloucester Valley Battle Monument
The Gloucester Hill Battle Monument ( ko, 파주 영국군 설마리전투비, literally "British Army's Seolmari Battle Monument in Paju") or Gloucester Memorial is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire ...
() the
British Embassy in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
organises a service every April in commemoration.
Gallery
Image:Seolmacheon from Gloster Bridge.JPG, Seolmacheon from Gloster Bridge
Image:Seolmacheon and Gloster Bridge.JPG, Seolmacheon and Gloster Bridge
Image:Gloster Bridge.JPG, Gloster Bridge
Image:Veterans on Gloster Bridge.JPG, Veterans on Gloster Bridge
Image:Australian military attache on Gloster Bridge.JPG, Australian military attaché on Gloster Bridge
Image:British military attache and other officers on Gloster Bridge.JPG, British military attaché and other officers on Gloster Bridge
Image:Korean veterans with a New Zealand veteran by Seolmacheon.JPG, Korean veterans with a New Zealand veteran by Seolmacheon
Image:Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon.jpg, Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
Image:South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon.JPG, South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
Image:British veterans march by Seolmacheon.JPG, British veterans march by Seolmacheon
Image:Colours paraded by Seolmacheon.JPG, Colours paraded by Seolmacheon
Image:Colours at the Gloster monument by Seolmacheon.JPG, Colours at the Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
Image:Veterans by Gloster monument by Seolmacheon.JPG, Veterans by Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
Image:Flags flying by Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon.JPG, Flags flying by Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
See also
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Gloucester Valley Battle Monument
The Gloucester Hill Battle Monument ( ko, 파주 영국군 설마리전투비, literally "British Army's Seolmari Battle Monument in Paju") or Gloucester Memorial is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire ...
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Rivers of Asia
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...
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Rivers of Korea
The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as ther ...
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Geography of South Korea
External links
Korean government agency article on the Seolmacheon- in Korean
Rivers of South Korea
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