Battle of Happo
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| Battle of Happo | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
 Joseon Navy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emperor Go-Yōzei |
Yi Sun-sin Won Gyun | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5 ships[1] |
Yi Sun-sin[1]
Won Gyun
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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5 ships[1] Annihilation | None | ||||||
The Battle of Happo was a naval engagement on May 7, 1592, one of the three
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) against the Japanese forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. These campaigns made Yi a legendary figure in Korean history
. The campaigns of Yi were vital in halting the Japanese invasion.
While intending to spend the night in the open sea following the initial Battle of Okpo, Admiral Yi Sun-sin was forced to change his plans due to a report of five large Japanese ships having been sighted heading in the direction of Happo around 5 p.m. He ordered his forces to pursue the Japanese ships, which they caught and destroyed in a small skirmish near Happo. Admiral Yi’s forces now had two victories under their belt.
Citations
- ^ a b c Hawley 2014, p. 186.
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