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Yalu River

noun

River in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China). Synonym: Yalu.

A battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back.

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... Sunday, September 16, 1894, Admiral Ting's fleet, consisting of 11 warships, 4 gunboats, and 6 torpedo boats, anchored off the mouth of the Yalu River. They were there as escorts to some transports, which went up the river to discharge their troops. Admiral Ito had been engaged in the same work farther down the coast, and early on Monday morning came steaming towards the Yalu in search of the enemy. Under him were in all twelve ships, none ...

— A History of The Nations and Empires Involved and a Study - of the Events Culminating in The Great Conflict • Logan Marshall

Words linked to "Yalu River" : PRC, Red China, china, Communist China, Cathay, mainland China, North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, DPRK, Korean War, pitched battle, D.P.R.K., river