Battle of Jeokjinpo

Battle of Jeokjinpo
Date 8 May 1592 Location Jeokjinpo harbor, Tongyeong Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi	Joseon Navy
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	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
13 ships	None

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 May 8. 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, but the Japanese officers and crew abandoned their ships and fled into the mountains before the Koreans could fire upon them. The Koreans easily sunk the 13 abandoned Japanese warships.

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