Siege of Dongnae
| The siege of Dongnae | |||||||
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| Part of Imjin War | |||||||
The siege of Dongnae | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Toyotomi Japan | Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Konishi Yukinaga Sō Yoshitoshi |
Song Sanghyŏn † Cho Yŏnggyu † Yi Ŏnsŏng Yi Kak Pak Hong No Kaebang † Hong Yun'gwan † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18,000 men |
2,500–3,000 men total: 20,000 (including civilians and militia) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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100 killed 400 wounded |
3,000 killed 500 POW (Korean records) 5,000 killed (Japanese records) | ||||||
Location within South Korea | |||||||
The siege of Dongnae (Korean: 동래성 전투) was a siege that occurred on May 25, 1592 (Korean calendar: April 15, 1592) during the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea. It resulted in the capture by Japanese forces of Dongnaeeupseong, a mountain fortress on the way to Hanseong (Seoul).