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1592 naval battle between Korea and Japan
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Battle of Jeokjinpo
Date8 May 1592
LocationJeokjinpo harbor, Tongyeong
Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi  Joseon Navy
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Go-Yōzei
Kobayakawa Takakage
Yi Sun-sin
Won Gyun
Strength
13 ships

Yi Sun-sin

  • 24 panoksons
  • 15 hyeupsons
  • 46 fishing boats

Won Kyun

  • 4 panoksons
  • 2 small ships
Casualties and losses
11 ships None
Admiral Yi 1st Campaign
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
1592–1594 Imjin War
1595–1596 Truce
1597–1598 Jeongyu War

The Battle of Jeokjinpo was fought on 8 May 1592. After the Battle of Happo, further reports of an additional 13 Japanese ships prevented Yi Sun-sin and his fleet from resting long on the morning of 8 May. Admiral Yi once again ordered his fleet to pursue the Japanese in the direction of Jinhae. The Korean forces caught up with the Japanese ships at Jeokjinpo. The Koreans easily sank 11 Japanese warships.

References

  1. Hawley 2014, p. 186.
  2. Hawley 2014, p. 184.
  3. Hawley 2014, p. 187.

Bibliography

  • Hawley, Samuel (2014), The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China, Conquistador Press, ISBN 978-0-9920786-2-1

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