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Battle of Taegu

Battle of Taegu was a battle fought in 1950 at Daegu, in what is now South Korea. It was part of the Korean War, which ran from 1950 to 1953. The recorded result: United Nations victory. Recorded strength: 4 divisions against 5 divisions.

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SC346955 - KOREAN CONFLICT A .50 Cal. Machine gun squad of Co. E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, fires on North Korean patrols along the north bank of the Naktong River, Korea. 26
SC346955 - KOREAN CONFLICT A .50 Cal. Machine gun squad of Co. E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, fires on North Korean patrols along the north bank of the Naktong River, Korea. 26 . Sergeant First Class Riley from the Signal Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1950 (year precision)
PlaceDaegu, South Korea
35.960N, 128.430E
Part ofKorean War (1950 to 1953)
KindBattle, Cold War
ResultUnited Nations victory
BelligerentsUnited Nations; United States; First Republic of KoreaNorth Korea
CommandersDouglas MacArthur; Walton WalkerChoi Yong-kun; Kim Chaek
Strength4 divisions5 divisions
Casualties and losses200 killed; 400 wounded3,700+ killed and wounded
Battle of TaeguBattle of TaeguBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of Ka-sanBattle of the Bowling AlleySecond Battle of Naktong BulgeFirst Battle of Naktong BulgeBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of the Bowling AlleySecond Battle of Naktong BulgeBusanDaejeonGwangjuUlsanJeonjuGunsanAndongChangwon100 km35.960N, 128.430E
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Battle of Taegu is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 79 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888378, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Taegu, revision 1377213955, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.