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Battle of Sacheon

Battle of Sacheon was a battle fought on 6 November 1598 in what is now South Korea; it lasted 5 days. It was part of Japanese invasions of Korea, which ran from 1592 to 1598. The recorded result: Japanese victory.

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Fought6 November 1598lasted 5 days
WhereSouth Korea35.004N, 128.064E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsJapanagainstMing Dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandSources: Korea: 7–8,000 Chinese soldiers killed; Japan: 30,000–38,700
Part ofJapanese invasions of Korea1592 to 1598

Where it sits in Japanese invasions of Korea

Battle of Yonan, 1592Siege of Yeongwon, 1592Battle of Geumsan, 1592Siege of Dongnae, 1592Battle of Ch'ungju, 1592Battle of Okpo, 1592Siege of Busan, 1592Battle of Dadaejin, 1592Battle of Sangju, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Battle of Sacheon, 1592Battle of Dangpo, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Battle of Yongin, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Gyeongju Castle, 1592Battle of Kumachi, 1592Battle of Hansan Island, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Cheongju, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Jinju, 1592Battle of Kumaura, 1593Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle, 1593Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 1593Battle of Hwangseoksanseong Fortress, 1597Second Japanese Invasion of Korea, 1597Battle of Chilcheollyang, 1597Siege of Namwon, 1597Battle of Jiksan, 1597Battle of Myeongnyang, 1597Siege of Ulsan, 1598First Siege of Ulsan, 1598Battle of Jeolido, 1598Second Siege of Ulsan, 1598Siege of Suncheon, 1598Battle of Sacheon, 1598Battle of Noryang, 159815921598Battle of Sacheon, 1598
40 placed engagements of Japanese invasions of Korea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 November 1598
to 11 November 1598
PlaceSouth Korea
35.004N, 128.064E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength8,000Sources: Swope: 15,000+; Hawley: 26,800 Ming troops, 2,300 Joseon troops, 29,100 total; Turnbull: 36,700; Japan: 200,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownSources: Korea: 7–8,000 Chinese soldiers killed; Japan: 30,000–38,700
Commanders
  • Dong Yiyuan
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Battle of Sacheon is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q484475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sacheon (1598), revision 1370587918, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.