1st Battle of the Western Sea

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First Battle of Yeonpyeong

Date	1999
Location	Northern Limit Line, Yellow Sea
Result	South Korean Victory

Belligerents

South Korea

North Korea

Casualties and losses

2 patrol boats damaged

2 patrol boats sunk
5 patrol boats damaged
30 KIA
70 WIA

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Korean War

Ongjin Peninsula – Uijeongbu – Munsan – Chuncheon/Hongcheon – Gangneung – Miari – Han River – Osan – Donglakri – Danyang – Jincheon – Yihwaryeong – Daejeon – Pusan Perimeter – Incheon – Pakchon – Chosin Reservoir – Faith – Twin Tunnels – Ripper – Courageous – Tomahawk – Yultong Bridge – Imjin River – Kapyong – Bloody Ridge – Heartbreak Ridge – Sunchon – Hill Eerie – Sui-ho Dam – White Horse – Old Baldy – The Hook – Pork Chop Hill – Outpost Harry- Major Armistace Infractions– 1st Western Sea– 2nd Western Sea

The First Battle of the Western Sea 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 2nd Battle of the Western Sea.^[1]