“Things are a bit Sticky here, Sir” - The Battle of Imjin River April 1951
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- Regular (more than one month's notice)
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- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 27th July 2025
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- Korean War | Imjin Battle | Gloucestershire | United Nations
This talk looks at the Imjin River Battle in April 1951 where three British battalions held off a massed Chinese Army assault of over 30,000 troops. Whilst it covers the Gloucestershire Regiment’s famous stand on Hill 235, it also looks at the main actors involved and the wider strategic context of the Korean War as a whole. It also looks at the other unit's involvement in the battle and the consequences for the rest of the Korean War.
This talk is accompanied by Power Point slides.
Views: 12 | Enquiries: 0About Rupert Hague-Holmes
Born into a military family, Rupert has had a life long passion for military history. He is a regular speaker at London clubs, military history festivals and societies, including the Chalke Valley History Festival, and U3A groups. He speaks on a diverse range of military history topics, mainly on post WW2 conflicts involving the British Army. All of my talks are illustrated by slides.
With a degree in Law & Politics from Durham University, Rupert qualified as a lawyer and spent over thirty years working in London, the Midlands and the Channel Islands in law firms and the financial services industry.
Now semi-retired, and living in Jersey, Channel Islands, Rupert’s first book “The Soldiers General: The biography of Lieutenant General Sir George Lea” was published by Barnthorn Publishing In March 2025.
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