| − | MacArthur struck north immediately, intent upon destroying the North Korean forces, and captured the North Korean capital [[Pyongyang]] in mid-October. China, feeling threatened by these developments, sent hundreds of thousands of well-motivated, veteran troops south from Manchuria, supported by Russian built MiG fighters that were superior to any of the UN aircraft. By November the UN offensive had been halted, and by December it was mostly in ignominious retreat. In January the Chinese forces recaptured Seoul. | + | MacArthur struck north immediately, intent upon destroying the North Korean forces, and captured the North Korean capital [[Pyongyang]] in mid-October. China, feeling threatened by these developments, sent hundreds of thousands of well-motivated, veteran troops south from Manchuria, supported by Russian built [[MiG-15]] fighters that were superior to any UN aircraft then in-country. By November the UN offensive had been halted, and by December it was mostly in ignominious retreat. In January the Chinese forces recaptured Seoul. |