Battle of Sacheon (1592)

Battle of Sacheon (1592)
Part of Imjin War
Date July 8, 1592 (Gregorian Calendar); May 29, 1592 (Lunar Calendar) Location Sacheon, Korea 35°0′13.7″N 128°3′51.1″E / 35.003806°N 128.064194°E / 35.003806; 128.064194 Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Japanese Fleet	Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Kurushima Michiyuki [ja]	Yi Sun-shin (WIA) Won Gyun
Strength
13 ships[1]	25 ships 1 turtle ship 26 total warships[1]
Casualties and losses
all 13 ships destroyed[2]	Lt. Na Dae-yong and Admiral Yi wounded
class=notpageimage| Location within South Korea Show map of South Korea Battle of Sacheon (1592) (Korea) Show map of Korea

The Battle of Sacheon was a naval engagement on May 29, 1592 (Gregorian: July 8, 1592) during the Imjin War (1592–98). It occurred at Sacheon where Yi Sunsin's fleet managed to destroy 13 large Japanese ships.^[1] It was the first battle of Admiral Yi's 2nd Campaign in the Imjin War, between Japan and Korea, when the turtle ship was first used.