Battle of Jeokjinpo

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Battle of Jeokjinpo
Date 8 May 1592 Location Jeokjinpo 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[1]	Yi Sun-sin[2] 24 panoksons 15 hyeupsons 46 fishing boats Won Kyun 4 panoksons 2 small ships
Casualties and losses
11 ships[3]	None

The Battle of Jeokjinpo was fought on 8 May 1592. After the

. The Korean forces caught up with the Japanese ships at Jeokjinpo. The Koreans easily sank 11 Japanese warships.

References

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