Battle of Ichi
| Battle of Ichi | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Imjin War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Japan | Joseon | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kobayakawa Takakage |
Kwŏn Yul Hwang Jin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이치 전투 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 梨峙戰鬪 |
| RR | Ichi jeontu |
| MR | Ich'i chŏnt'u |
The Battle of Ichi was fought on August 14, 1592, in Jeolla Province during the Japanese invasions of Korea. Kwŏn Yul and Hwang Jin's one-thousand-man army battled against the fifteen thousand strong army of Kobayakawa Takakage. The Koreans won this battle and stopped the Japanese army from advancing to Jeolla Province.