Battle of Kyongju

Battle of Kyongju
	Part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter
	; Men of K Company, US 21st Infantry under mortar attack on Hill 99, September 2.
Date	August 27 – September 12, 1950
Location	Kyongju, South Korea35°51′N 129°13′E / 35.850°N 129.217°E
Result	United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations United States; South Korea;	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
John B. Coulter; John H. Church; Kim Hong-il; Kim Paik Il	Kim Mu Chong
Units involved
I Corps Capital Division; 3rd Division; 7th Division; 17th Regiment; 24th Division	II Corps 5th Division; 12th Division; 17th Armored Brigade;
Strength
US: 14,750; ROK: 23,500	12,000
Casualties and losses
heavy	heavy

The Battle of Kyongju was an engagement between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces early in the Korean War from August 31 to September 15, 1950, in the vicinity of Kyongju in South Korea. It was a part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously. The battle ended in a victory for the UN after large numbers of United States Army (US) and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) troops repelled a strong North Korean Korean People's Army (KPA) attack.

Holding a line north of P'ohang-dong, An'gang-ni, and Kyongju, the so-called "Kyongju corridor," the ROK I Corps was unexpectedly hit with an attack by the KPA's II Corps, part of the wider Great Naktong Offensive. The ROK troops, already demoralized and struggling to maintain a strong defensive line, were easily pushed back from their positions. US units were called in to assist the ROK to repel the attack.

Fighting was heavy and the two sides fought to capture and recapture P'ohang-dong and An'gang-ni, with the KPA seeking to break through the Kyongju corridor as a way to attack the UN base at Pusan. However, with large amounts of UN air and naval support, the US and ROK forces were able to rout and force back the KPA troops after two weeks of fighting.