<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Cold War and the inter-Korean conflict </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise from top: A column of the U.S. 1st Marine Division's infantry and armor moves through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir; UN landing at Incheon harbor, starting point of the Battle of Incheon; Korean refugees in front of a U.S. M26 Pershing tank; U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, landing at Incheon; F - 86 Sabre fighter aircraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 25 June 1950--27 July 1953 (3 years, 1 month and 2 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China--North Korea border </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Military stalemate </P> <Ul> <Li> North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Subsequent U.S. - led United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Subsequent Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Korean Armistice Agreement </Li> <Li> Korean conflict ongoing </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Korean Demilitarized Zone established </Li> <Li> Division of the Sovereign States of North Korea and South Korea </Li> <Li> North Korea gains city of Kaesong but loses a net total of 3,900 km (1,500 sq mi) to South Korea </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 25 June 1950--27 July 1953 (3 years, 1 month and 2 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China--North Korea border </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Military stalemate </P> <Ul> <Li> North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Subsequent U.S. - led United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Subsequent Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled </Li> <Li> Korean Armistice Agreement </Li> <Li> Korean conflict ongoing </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Korean Demilitarized Zone established </Li> <Li> Division of the Sovereign States of North Korea and South Korea </Li> <Li> North Korea gains city of Kaesong but loses a net total of 3,900 km (1,500 sq mi) to South Korea </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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