Seolmacheon

Seolmacheon
Hangul	설마천
Hanja	雪馬川
Revised Romanization	Seolmacheon
McCune–Reischauer	Sǒlmach'ǒn

The Seolmacheon in South Korea is a tributary of the Imjin River, which it joins at Jeokseong. It was on Gloster Hill, between the two rivers, that the British Gloucestershire Regiment made their last stand against the Chinese in the Battle of the Imjin River, a major event in the Korean War, from 22–25 April 1951. At the Gloucester Valley Battle Monument (37°56′44″N 126°55′44″E) the British Embassy in Seoul organises a service every April in commemoration.

Gallery

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  Seolmacheon from Gloster Bridge
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  Seolmacheon and Gloster Bridge
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  Gloster Bridge
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  Veterans on Gloster Bridge
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  Australian military attaché on Gloster Bridge
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  British military attaché and other officers on Gloster Bridge
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  Korean veterans with a New Zealand veteran by Seolmacheon
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  Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
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  South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
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  British veterans march by Seolmacheon
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  Colours paraded by Seolmacheon
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  Colours at the Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
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  Veterans by Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
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  Flags flying by Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon

See also

• Gloucester Valley Battle Monument
• Rivers of Asia
• Rivers of Korea
• Geography of South Korea

External links

• Korean government agency article on the Seolmacheon - in Korean