Battle of Haengju

Battle of Haengju
Part of Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Date14 March 1593
Location
On the Han River west of Hanseong, Joseon Korea
37°35′44″N 126°49′44″E / 37.59556°N 126.82889°E / 37.59556; 126.82889
Result Joseon victory
Belligerents
Joseon Toyotomi Japan
Commanders and leaders
Gwon Yul Ukita Hideie
Konishi Yukinaga
Kuroda Nagamasa
Ishida Mitsunari
Kobayakawa Takakage
Strength
2,300 30,000
Casualties and losses
? 110+ (likely much more since the Japanese took the dead back with them) or 10,000 dead and wounded
Battle location on a map of modern Seoul
Battle of Haengju (South Korea)
Battle of Haengju
Hangul
행주대첩
Hanja
幸州大捷
Revised RomanizationHaengju Daecheop
McCune–ReischauerHaengchu Taech'ŏp

The Battle of Haengju took place on 14 March 1593 during the 1592–1598 Japanese invasion of Korea. The Japanese attack failed to overcome the fortress Haengjusanseong.

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