Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Yi Sun-sin

Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)

Yi Sun-sin is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1592 and 1598: 2 battles, 1 siege and 6 naval actions, all in present-day South Korea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,538 km apart end to end, 192 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Japanese invasions of Korea (8).

Battle of DangpoBattle of DanghangpoSecond Japanese Invasion of KoreaSiege of SuncheonBattle of OkpoJapanese invasions of KoreaBattle of Hansan IslandBattle of MyeongnyangBattle of NoryangBattle of OkpoJapanese invasions of KoreaBattle of Hansan IslandBattle of MyeongnyangBattle of NoryangBusanIncheonDaejeonGwangjuDaeguSuwonUlsanPohangGoyangJeonju200 km36.074N, 127.498E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1592: 5 engagements5 in 15921597: 2 engagements1598: 2 engagements15921598
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Okpo, 1592Japanese invasions of Korea, 1592Battle of Dangpo, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Battle of Hansan Island, 1592Second Japanese Invasion of Korea, 1597Battle of Myeongnyang, 1597Siege of Suncheon, 1598Battle of Noryang, 159815921598
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
8 May 1592Battle of OkpoOkpo-dong, South KoreaKorean victory
1592Japanese invasions of KoreaKorean Peninsula, South Korea327 km NWJoseon and Ming victory
9 July 1592Battle of DangpoTongyeong, South Korea322 km SEKorean victory
1592Battle of DanghangpoGoseong County, South Korea23 km NWKorean victory
15 August 1592Battle of Hansan IslandGyeonnaeryang strait, South Korea35 km SEJoseon victory
1597Second Japanese Invasion of KoreaJoseon, South Korea342 km NWJoseon and Ming victory
26 October 1597Battle of MyeongnyangMyeongnyang Strait, South Korea340 km SJoseon victory
19 October 1598Siege of SuncheonSuncheon Castle, South Korea122 km EJapanese victory
16 December 1598Battle of NoryangQ12590340, South Korea27 km EJoseon and Ming victory; End of the Imjin War

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.