Map - Taegu and Kisan-Ni, Korea The Battle of Taegu was an engagement between UN and North Korean forces early in the Korean War, with fighting continuing from August 5–20, 1950 around the city of Taegu, 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 United Nations after their forces were able to drive off an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Naktong River and assault the city. Daegu (literally 'large hill') formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. Kisan-ni is 37 m above sea level at the distance of 19 km from Gwangju, to the SE. Gwangju has a population of 1416K people.