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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 |
Korean sources: 200,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Korean sources: killed 6,047captures 30,380 horses and weapons of 30,000 |
The Battle of Maeso ( Korean: 매소성 전투; Hanja: 買肖城戰鬪) took place between Silla and Tang forces in the Korean peninsula. On September 29, 675, a confrontation occurred between a Silla forces under the command of Kim Wonsul and a Tang forces under Li Jinxing. [ citation needed]
South Korean history books[ by whom? – Discuss] claim killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and captures 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000. [1]