Chungju

Ch'ungju lies on the South Han River, at a crossing of routes between Korea's southeast and the capital. In 1592, as Japanese armies advanced north, General Sin Rip was sent to halt them. He drew up his troops with the river behind them at T'an'gŭmdae, near the town. The Korean force was defeated; Sin Rip and his lieutenant Kim Yŏmul fought on before taking their own lives in the river.