What the records say
- When
- 8 May 1592
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.89° N, 128.69° E
- Description
- 1592 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Okpo
1592 Korea–Japan naval battle
The Battle of Okpo was a military engagement which took place during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), also known as the Imjin War. Korean commanders Yi Sun-sin and Wŏn Kyun's fleet destroyed a group of anchored Japanese transport ships. It was the first naval battle of the Imjin War, and the first victory of Admiral Yi against the Japanese naval fleet of Todo Takatora.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Okpo: The Korean navy is victorious over Japan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille navale d'Okpo, première victoire navale de l'amiral coréen Yi Sun-sin sur les Japonais”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page