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Battle of Maeso

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Near None
  
Near Annihilation

~30,000
  
~200,000 Active Troops ~100,000 Supporting Troops

The Battle of Maeso (Hangul: 매소성 전투; Hanja: 買肖城戰鬪) was a battle between Silla and Tang forces in the 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 200,000 troops under Li Jinxing.

Silla killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and got 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000.

After Battle of Gibeolpo, Silla won against Tang in Silla-Tang war and Tang left Korean peninsula.

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Battle of Maeso Wikipedia