Battle of Taejon
Battle of Taejon was a battle fought on 14 July 1950 at Daejeon, in what is now South Korea; it lasted 7 days. 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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US_Retreat_from_Taejon during Korean War. US Military, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 14 July 1950 lasted 7 days
Where Daejeon, South Korea 36.475N, 127.273E
Outcome Tactical North Korean victory; Strategic UN victory
Belligerents United Nations; United States; First Republic of Korea against North Korea
Where it sits in the Korean War First Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Chonan, 1950 Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Wawon, 1950 Battle of Taegu, 1950 Battle of the Bowling Alley, 1950 Battle of Ka-san, 1950 Battle of Tabu-dong, 1950 Battle of Yongsan, 1950 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1950 bombing of Pyongyang, 1950 Battle of Chochiwon, 1950 Battle of Yongdong, 1950 Battle of Sangju, 1950 Battle of Nakdong River, 1950 bombing of North Korea, 1950 First Battle of Seoul, 1950 Operation Pokpoong, 1950 Battle of Chuncheon, 1950 Battle of Kaesong–Munsan, 1950 Battle of Ongjin, 1950 Battle of Korea Strait, 1950 Battle of Andong, 1950 Battle of Chumonchin Chan, 1950 Battle of Osan, 1950 Battle of Pyongtaek, 1950 Battle of Taejon, 1950 Hadong Ambush, 1950 Battle of the Notch, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter logistics, 1950 Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950 Battle of Masan, 1950 Battle of Battle Mountain, 1950 Battle of Cheonpyeong Valley, 1950 Battle of Kyongju, 1950 Battle of Nam River, 1950 Battle of Haman, 1950 Great Naktong Offensive, 1950 Battle of Inchon, 1950 UN offensive into North Korea, 1950 Second Battle of Seoul, 1950 Battle of Sariwon, 1950 Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 1950 Battle of Yongju, 1950 Battle of Unsan, 1950 Battle of Onjong, 1950 Battle of Kujin, 1950 Battle of Chongju, 1950 Battle of Pakchon, 1950 Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950 Battle of Changjin Reservoir, 1950 Third Battle of Seoul, 1950 First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950 Battle of Hoengsong, 1951 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1951 Pohang Operation, 1951 Battle of the Twin Tunnels, 1951 Operation Roundup, 1951 Battle of Chipyong-ni, 1951 Blockade of Wonsan, 1951 Operation Thunderbolt, 1951 Operation Killer, 1951 Operation Ripper, 1951 Battle of Maehwa-san, 1951 Operation Tomahawk, 1951 Operation Rugged, 1951 Battle of Kapyong, 1951 Battle of the Imjin River, 1951 Battle of Yultong, 1951 Operation Dauntless, 1951 Chinese Spring Offensive, 1951 Battle of the Soyang River, 1951 Battle of Bloody Ridge, 1951 Battle of the Punchbowl, 1951 Operation Minden, 1951 Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, 1951 Naval Battle of the Han River, 1951 Battle of Hill 355, 1951 First Battle of Maryang-san, 1951 Battle of Haktang-ni, 1951 Operation Polecharge, 1951 Battle of Sunchon, 1951 Battle of White Horse, 1952 Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, 1952 Battle of Hill Eerie, 1952 Battle of Old Baldy, 1952 Battle of Triangle Hill, 1952 Second Battle of the Hook, 1952 Battle of Chatkol, 1953 Battle for Outpost Vegas, 1953 Battle of the Hook, 1953 Outpost Harry, 1953 Battle of Pork Chop Hill, 1953 Battle of Kumsong, 1953 Battle of the Samichon River, 1953 1950 1953 Battle of Taejon, 1950 98 placed engagements of the Korean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 14 July 1950to 21 July 1950 Place Daejeon, South Korea36.475N, 127.273E Kind Battle, Cold War Territorial change UN forces establish the Pusan Perimeter 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) Commanders
Battle of Taejon Battle of Taejon Battle of Chochiwon Battle of Cheongju Battle of Chonan Battle of Jiksan Battle of Seonghwan Battle of Cheongju Battle of Jiksan Battle of Seonghwan Seoul Incheon Daejeon Daegu Suwon Jeonju Gunsan Ansan 100 km 36.475N, 127.273E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Taejon is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 128 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.
