Battle of Sacheon (1598)

Battle of Sacheon
	Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Date	October 1598
Location	Sacheon, in today's South Gyeongsang province, South Korea
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
Japan	Ming; Joseon;
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Yoshihiro	Dong Yiyuan
Strength
8,000	Sources:; Swope: 15,000+; Hawley: 26,800 Ming troops, 2,300 Joseon troops, 29,100 total; Turnbull: 36,700; Japan: 200,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Sources:; Korea: 7-8,000 Chinese soldiers killed; Japan: 30,000-38,700

The Battle of Sacheon (泗川) was a siege by Korean and Chinese forces against the Japanese fortification of Sacheon from 28 to 29 September 1598, during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea. The Japanese were able to withstand the siege, and due to a fortuitous explosion in the Chinese artillery unit's powder magazine, attacked and drove off the Chinese and Korean army. There are conflicting accounts of how many men participated and how many were killed, but all accounts agree that the Japanese garrison was heavily outnumbered and emerged victorious.