Battle of Maeso
| Battle of Maeso | |||||||
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| Part of the Silla-Tang War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Silla | Tang | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kim Wonsul | Li Jinxing | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unkwown | 6047 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Maeso (Hangul: 매소성 전투; hanja: 買肖城戰鬪) was a battle between Silla and Tang forces in Korean peninsula. On September 29, 675, a confrontation occurred between a Silla of 30,000 under the command of Kim Wonsul and a Tang of 40,000 troops under Li Jinxing.
Silla killed 6,047 calvalry of Tang and got 30380 horses and weapons of about 30000.[1]
After Battle of Gibeolpo, Silla won against Tang in Silla-Tang war and Tang left Korean peninsula.
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