Battle of Angolpo

Battle of Angolpo
DateAugust 16, 1592 (Gregorian Calendar);
July 10, 1592 (Lunar calendar)
Location
Angolpo, South Sea, Korea
Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Fleet of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Joseon navy
Commanders and leaders
Kuki Yoshitaka
Kato Yoshiaki		 Yi Sun-sin
Yi Eok-gi
Won Gyun
Strength
42 ships[1] 56 warships[2]
Casualties and losses
42 ships[3] 19 dead[3]
114 wounded[3]
Battle of Angolpo
Hangul
안골포해전
Hanja
安骨浦海戰
Revised RomanizationAngolpo Haejeon
McCune–ReischauerAngolpo Haejŏn

The Battle of Angolpo took on 16 August 1592 two days after the Battle of Hansando. 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.[3]

  1. ^ Hawley 2005, p. 235.
  2. ^ Hawley 2005, p. 234.
  3. ^ a b c d Hawley 2005, p. 239.