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Siege of Dongnae

Siege of Dongnae was a siege conducted on 15 April 1592 at Dongnaeeupseong Fortress, in what is now South Korea. It was part of First Japanese Invasion of Korea, which ran from 1592 to 1593. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 men against 2,500–3,000 men; total: 20,000 (including civilians and militia).

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Оборона Тоннэ (1592)
Оборона Тоннэ (1592). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 April 1592
WhereDongnaeeupseong Fortress, South Korea35.204N, 129.084E
OutcomeJapanese victory
Belligerents20px Toyotomi JapanagainstKingdom of Joseon
Part ofFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea1592 to 1593

Where it sits in First Japanese Invasion of Korea

Battle of Yonan, 1592Siege of Yeongwon, 1592Battle of Geumsan, 1592Siege of Dongnae, 1592Battle of Ch'ungju, 1592Battle of Okpo, 1592Siege of Busan, 1592Battle of Dadaejin, 1592Battle of Sangju, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Battle of Sacheon, 1592Battle of Dangpo, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Battle of Yongin, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Gyeongju Castle, 1592Battle of Kumachi, 1592Battle of Hansan Island, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Cheongju, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Jinju, 1592Battle of Kumaura, 1593Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle, 1593Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 159315921593Siege of Dongnae, 1592
27 placed engagements of First Japanese Invasion of Korea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 April 1592
PlaceDongnaeeupseong Fortress, South Korea
35.204N, 129.084E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength18,000 men2,500–3,000 men; total: 20,000 (including civilians and militia)
Casualties and losses100 killed; 400 wounded3,000 killed; 500 POW; (Korean records); 5,000 killed; (Japanese records)
Commanders
  • Song Sanghyŏn
  • Cho Yŏnggyu
  • Yi Ŏnsŏng
  • Yi Kak
  • Pak Hong
  • No Kaebang
Siege of DongnaeSiege of DongnaeBattle of Korea StraitSiege of BusanBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of DadaejinSecond Siege of UlsanBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of DadaejinSecond Siege of UlsanDaejeonDaeguPohangJeonjuYeosuChangwonGyeongju100 km35.204N, 129.084E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1592 and 1950.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1592

Siege of Dongnae is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q497348, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dongnae, revision 1370740786, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.