battle, early modern
Battle of Sacheon
Battle of Sacheon was a battle fought on 6 November 1598 in what is now South Korea; it lasted 5 days. It was part of Q20948567. The recorded result: Japanese victory.
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Where it sits in Q20948567
Record
| Date | 6 November 1598 to 11 November 1598 | |
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| Place | South Korea 35.004N, 128.064E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| 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 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sacheon 1592, same recorded site
- Battle of Noryang 1598, 18 km W
- Hadong Ambush 1950, 20 km NW
- Siege of Jinju 1593, 21 km N
- Siege of Jinju 1592, 21 km N
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Suncheon 19 October 1598
- After: Battle of Noryang 16 December 1598
Elsewhere in 1598
- Battle of Stångebro Sweden
- Siege of Ulsan South Korea
- Battle of the Yellow Ford United Kingdom
- Battle of Herat Afghanistan
- Disaster of Curalaba Chile
Battle of Sacheon 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 Q484475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sacheon (1598), revision 1370587918, 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.