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Battle of Taejon
Battle of Taejon was a battle fought on 14 July 1950 at Daejeon, in what is now South Korea. It was part of the Korean War, which ran from 1950 to 1953. The recorded result: Tactical North Korean victory; Strategic UN victory. Recorded strength: 11,400 infantry and support against 13,500–20,000 infantry; 50 tanks.
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Record
| Date | 14 July 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Daejeon, South Korea 36.475N, 127.273E | |
| Part of | Korean War (1950 to 1953) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | Tactical North Korean victory; Strategic UN victory | |
| Territorial change | UN forces establish the Pusan Perimeter | |
| Belligerents | United Nations; United States; First Republic of Korea | North Korea |
| Commanders | William F. Dean | Lee Kwon Mu; Lee Yong Ho |
| Strength | 11,400 infantry and support | 13,500–20,000 infantry; 50 tanks |
| Casualties and losses | 354 killed; 185 missing (POW/KIA); (in and around Kum River, 14–16 July); 465 killed; 295 missing (POW/KIA); (in and around Daejeon, 16–20 July) | Unknown; 4-7,000 civilians killed (by ROK forces) |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chochiwon 1950, 15 km
- Battle of Cheongju 1592, 26 km
- Battle of Chonan 1950, 39 km
- Battle of Jiksan 1597, 39 km
- Battle of Seonghwan 1894, 50 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Pyongtaek 6 July 1950
- After: Hadong Ambush 27 July 1950
- All 67 engagements of Korean War
Elsewhere in 1950
- Battle of Ongjin North Korea
- Battle of Nan'ao Island People's Republic of China
- Battle of Dongshan Island People's Republic of China
- Battle of Nanpéng Island China
- Battle of Bamianshan People's Republic of China
Battle of Taejon 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 Q492880, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Taejon, revision 1370312872, 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.