 After the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade 's initial success , they had in turn been counter @-@ attacked by the Chinese before being pushed off the high ground during the night . During the action the brigade lost 12 killed and 70 wounded , the majority of them among the Australians . Chinese losses were not known with many of their dead removed from the battlefield , but according to Commander Wu Xinquan of the Chinese 39th Army , an infantry company from the Chinese 350th Regiment of the 117th Division was badly mauled by the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade during the engagement . Australian forces later estimated that the Chinese had suffered 200 killed and another 200 wounded . In their first battle with the Chinese , 3 RAR had successfully captured a well defended hill with only limited offensive support , and had held it the face of heavy counter @-@ attacks before confused command decisions resulted in the battalion conducting a disorganised night withdrawal while still in contact . The fighting was costly for both sides and although the Australians had halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division and inflicted numerous casualties on them , they had also lost heavily . Nonetheless , the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade had succeeding in preventing a Chinese break @-@ through at Pakchon , keeping open vital withdrawal routes across the river and securing the UN left flank . Suffering significant casualties , the Chinese offensive was finally halted the next day due to logistic difficulties . The Royal Australian Regiment and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were later granted the battle honour " Pakchon " . The Chinese and North Koreans were temporarily forced to withdraw north , while Walker successfully reinforced the UN positions , holding on the Chongchon Line . The Chinese had failed to exploit their initial success , and instead now seemed to adopt a deliberately cautious strategy . 
