Siege of Jinju (1592)
| First siege of Jinju | |
|---|---|
| Part of Lunar Calendar) | |
| Location | Jinju Fortress, Korea 35°11′20″N 128°04′37″E / 35.189°N 128.077°E |
| Result | Korean victory |
2,200+ irregulars[1]
170 muskets
| Siege of Jinju | |
| Hangul | 진주대첩 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 晋州大捷 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinju Daecheop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinchu Taech'ŏp |
The first siege of Jinju was one of two battles during the
Military Strength
Joseon
- Kim Si-min– 3,700 soldiers
- Yi Gwang-ak – 100 soldiers
- Gwak Jaeu – 200 irregulars
- Choi Gyeong-hoe, Im Gye-yeong – 2,000 irregulars
Total 3,800 soldiers and 2,200 irregulars
Japan
- Ukita Hideie – 10,000 soldiers
- Hosokawa Tadaoki – 3,500 soldiers
- Hasegawa Hidekazu – 5,000 soldiers
- Kimura Shigekore – 3,500 soldiers
- Kato Mitsuyasu– 1,747 soldiers
- Shinzo Naosada – 300 soldiers
- Kasuya Takenori – 200 soldiers
- Ota Kazuyosi – 160 soldiers
Total 30,000 soldiers
Background
Siege of Jinju
The
The Japanese charged and began to bring ladders to scale the wall. They also brought a siege tower to try to gain the higher ground. As a counter, the Koreans unleashed massive volleys of cannons, arrows, and bullets. Surprised, Hosokawa tried another angle of approach by using his arquebuses to cover the soldiers scaling the wall. This still had no success because the Koreans ignored the bullets and smashed ladders with rocks and axes. When the Koreans began to lob mortars down at the Japanese, the Japanese began to lose even more men.
After three days of fighting, Kim Si-min was hit by a bullet on the side of his head and fell, unable to command his forces. The Japanese commanders then pressed even harder on the Koreans to dishearten them, but the Koreans fought on. The Japanese soldiers were still unable to scale the walls even with heavy fire from arquebuses. The Koreans were not in a good position since Kim Si-min was wounded and the garrison was now running low on ammunition.
Reinforcements
Gwak Jae-u, one of the main leaders of the Righteous armies of Korea arrived at night with an extremely small band, not enough to relieve the Koreans at Jinju. Gwak ordered his men to grab attention by blowing on horns and making noises. About 3,000 guerrillas and irregular forces arrived at the scene. At this time, the Japanese commanders realized their danger and were forced to abandon the siege and retreated.
Aftermath
The Righteous army was too small to relieve Jinju. But, the retreat of Japanese soldiers heartened the Koreans and the biggest thing earned from the siege was that the Korean morale was boosted greatly.
The first battle of Jinju along with the Battle of Hansan Island and the Battle of Haengju are regarded as the three most important battles of the war.
In 1593, the Japanese returned the next summer and burned Jinju to the ground.[1]
See also
- Battle of Hansan Island
- Battle of Haengju
- Siege of Jinju (1593)
- List of castles in Korea
References
- ^ a b c Hawley 2005, p. 288.
- ISBN 978-1-84603-104-5.
- ^ Hawley 2005, p. 285.
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