Battle of Jiksan

Battle of Jiksan
Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Date16 October 1597[1]
Location
The area around Jiksan (modern-day city of Cheonan)
36°49′N 127°10′E / 36.817°N 127.167°E / 36.817; 127.167
Result Both sides withdrew
Belligerents
Japanese army Ming army
Commanders and leaders
Kuroda Nagamasa
Mori Hidemoto
Shishido Mototsugu		 Ma Gui
Niu Boying
Jie Sheng
Strength
30,000[2][3] 6,000 infantry[4]
2,000 cavalry[5]
Casualties and losses
600[4] 85+[3]
Battle of Jiksan is located in South Korea
Battle of Jiksan
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Location within South Korea
Battle of Jiksan is located in Korea
Battle of Jiksan
Battle of Jiksan (Korea)

The Battle of Jiksan (직산 전투) was a military conflict fought between Ming and Japanese forces on 16 October 1597. It resulted in withdrawal by both sides. However the battle marked the furthest point the Japanese ever got to reaching Hanseong during the Second Invasion.[5]

  1. ^ Swope 2009, p. 247.
  2. ^ "黒田長政　くろだ ながまさ".
  3. ^ a b "A critique of Samuel Hawley's the Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China — Part 2: The second invasion | Great Ming Military". 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Swope 2009, p. 248.
  5. ^ a b Hawley 2005, p. 467.