Battle of Hansan Island

Battle of Hansan Island
Hangul	한산도대첩
Hanja	閑山島大捷
Revised Romanization	Hansan-do Daecheop
McCune–Reischauer	Hansan-do Taech'ŏp

Battle of Hansan Island
	Part of Imjin War
	; Imaginary painting depicting the battle
Date	15 August 1592
Location	The eastern coast of Hansan Island
Result	Joseon victory
Belligerents
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi	Joseon navy
Commanders and leaders
Wakizaka Yasuharu; Kuki Yoshitaka; Kato Yoshiaki	Yi Sun-sin; Yi Ŏkki ; Wŏn Kyun
Strength
Hansando:; 36 large ships; 24 medium vessels; 13 small boats; Angolpo:; 42 ships	56 warships; 3 turtle ships;
Casualties and losses
~100 ships	19 dead; 114 wounded

The Battle of Hansan Island (Korean: 한산도대첩) 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.