The Battle of Cheongju was during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98).

Jo Heon attacked the Japanese-held city of Cheongju and captured it on 6 September 1592.

[1] Jo Heon and the monk Yeonggyu gathered a force of 2,600 to attack Cheongju, which served as the administrative center of central Korea and contained a large government granary.

At this point a heavy downpour started so the Koreans fell back and retreated.

[1] The next day the Koreans discovered the Japanese had evacuated from Cheongju and took the city without a fight.