The siege of Dongnae | |||||||
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Part of Imjin War | |||||||
The siege of Dongnae | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Toyotomi Japan | Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Konishi Yukinaga Sō Yoshitoshi |
Song Sang-hyeon † Jo Yeong Gyu † Yi Gak Bak Hong Yi Eon Seong Hong Yun Gwan † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000 men |
2,500–3,000 men total: 20,000 (including civilians and militia)[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100 killed[2] 400 wounded[2] |
3,000 killed 500 POW (Korean records) 5,000 killed[2] (Japanese records) | ||||||
The siege of Dongnae (Korean: 동래성 전투) was a siege that occurred on May 25, 1592 (Korean calendar: April 15, 1592) during the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea. It resulted in the capture by Japanese forces of Dongnaeeupseong, a mountain fortress on the way to Hanseong (Seoul).