Battle of Haengju

Name: Battle of Haengju
Start: 1593

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1593

In February 1593, Korean general Gwon Ri with about 3,000 defenders held Haengju Mountain Fortress in Gyeonggi against 30,000 Japanese troops under K…

Timeline

1593Haengju Mountain Fortress · South KoreaKonishi Yukinaga led a large Japanese force to besiege Haengju Mountain Fortress; Gwon Ri held the strong position, using rolling logs, boulders, firearms, and women assisting in the defense to repel repeated Japanese charges.
1593Haengju Mountain Fortress · South KoreaAfter heavy casualties the Japanese were forced to lift the siege; the victory at Haengju became a model of Joseon defeating superior numbers during the Imjin War, consolidating the defensive line north of Hanseong and creating favorable conditions for the later Ming recapture of Pyongyang.

Sources

The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China — Samuel Hawley (2005)
李朝实录·宣祖修正实录