Battle of Hansan Island
| Battle of Hansan Island | |||||||
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| Part of Imjin War | |||||||
Imaginary painting depicting the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Joseon navy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Wakizaka Yasuharu Kuki Yoshitaka Kato Yoshiaki |
Yi Sun-sin Yi Ŏkki Wŏn Kyun | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Hansando: 36 large ships 24 medium vessels 13 small boats Angolpo: 42 ships |
56 warships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~100 ships |
19 dead 114 wounded | ||||||
| Battle of Hansan Island | |
| Hangul | 한산도 대첩 |
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| Hanja | 閑山島大捷 |
| RR | Hansando daecheop |
| MR | Hansando taech'ŏp |
The Battle of Hansan Island (Korean: 한산도 대첩) and the following engagement at Angolpo took place on 15 August 1592. In two naval encounters, Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin's fleet managed to destroy roughly 100 Japanese ships and halted Japanese naval operations along the southern coast.