Introduction The Battle of Ichi was fought on 14 August 1592, in Jeolla Province during the Japanese invasions of Korea. Kwon Yul and Hwang Jin’s one-thousand-man army battled against the two-thousand-man army of Kobayakawa Takakage. The Koreans won this battle and stopped the Japanese army from advancing to Jeolla Province. Background Toyotomi Hideyoshi made an… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Busan of 1592 (or more accurately, the Battle of Busanpo or Battle of Busan Bay) (釜山浦 海戰) was a naval bombardment of anchored Japanese ships at Busan. Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy over 100 Japanese ships and retreated with minimal casualties. It was a naval engagement that took place on 01… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Danghangpo was a naval engagement during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) that resulted in Korean victory. Background After the Battle of Dangpo, I Sunsin spent the next few days searching for Japanese ships. He was then joined by I Eokgi on 12 July 1592, increasing the total number of Korean… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Hansan Island and following engagement at Angolpo took place from 14 to 15 August 1592. In two naval encounters, Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s fleet managed to destroy roughly 100 Japanese ships and halted Japanese naval operations along the southern coast. Part of the Joseon Naval Campaigns of 1592, which are part… Read More
Introduction The Hamgyong campaign, also known as Katō Kiyomasa’s northern campaign, was Katō Kiyomasa’s invasion of the northeastern Korean province of Hamgyeong during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598). The campaign was largely due to the help of Korean defectors who also handed over to the Japanese their princes Sunhwa and Imhae. The Japanese reached… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Imjin River (Japanese: 臨津江の戦い) was a battle during the 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea. Gim Myeongweon’s northern defence was defeated and the Japanese were able to cross over and invade northern Korea. Background The Joseon royal family left Hanseong for Pyeongyang on 09 June, a few days before the Japanese took… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Chungju or the Battle of Tangeumdae was the last battle of the Chungju Campaign fought between the Koreans and Japanese during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. Chungju is located just south of the Han River and Seoul, Korea’s capital. The defeat of the Korean forces at Chungju led directly… Read More
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