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Early Modern era · 1597

Battle of Chilcheollyang

The Battle of Chilcheollyang was a naval engagement fought during the night of 28 August 1597, as part of the Imjin War. In this battle, the Japanese fleet decisively defeated the Joseon navy, destroying nearly the entire Korean fleet.

Battle of Chilcheollyang
Battle of Chilcheollyang · Kang Byeong Kee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
27 Aug 1597
Where
Geoje
Era
Early Modern

Topics

South Korea663 CE – todayJoseon1392 – 1904

Before and after

Cudgel War1596 – 1597Battle of Myeongnyang1597Show on timeline

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