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Encyclopedia > Battle of Sacheon (1592)
Battle of Sacheon(1592)

Conflict: Seven-Year War
Date: May 29, 1592
Location: Sacheon, Korea
Outcome: Decisive Korean victory
Combatants
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Korean navy
Commanders
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Yi Sun-sin
Strength
13 ships 25 ships,1 turtle ship(26 total ships)
Casualties
13 ships four soldiers, Admiral Yi was shot in the arm
Admiral Yi 2nd Campaign
Sacheon - Dang Harbour - Danghang Harbour I - Yul Harbour

The Battle of Sacheon was a naval battle in the first phase of the Seven-Year War between Korea and Japan. It took place off the coast of present-day Sacheon City, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Yi Sun-sin (March 8, 1545 – November 19, 1598), was a famous Korean naval leader. ... The naval campaigns conducted by Korean Admiral Yi Sun-shin during the Imjin War against the Japanese forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ...


Korean Admiral Yi Sun Shin ambushed the Japanese navy, and with the help of a turtle ship, he defeated a small Japanese navy group. Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 — December 16, 1598), was a famous Korean naval leader. ...


This was the first Turtle Ship Battle.


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NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Seven-Year War (1582 words)
"Battles of Bunroku and Keicho") was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi initiated two invasions of Korea, in 1592 and again in 1597, with the professed aim of conquering China.
The Japanese invasion of 1592 with 160,000 troops had great initial success mainly due to the element of surprise and its use of firearms.
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