Battle of Chilcheollyang
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The Battle of Chilcheollyang was a 1597 naval engagement during the Japanese invasions of Korea in which the Japanese fleet annihilated most of the Joseon navy, setting the stage for Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s later resurgence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Chilcheollyang canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Chilcheollyang Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese navy forces
NERFINISHED
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Joseon navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Won Gyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
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Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1597 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s naval resurgence
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Battle of Myeongnyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near Chilcheollyang Strait
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off the southern coast of Joseon Korea ⓘ |
| notableFact | defeat contributed to the reinstatement of Admiral Yi Sun-sin as commander of the Joseon navy ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Japanese naval commanders of the second invasion force ⓘ |
| outcome | annihilation of most of the Joseon fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | period of relative naval inactivity after the first invasion phase ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
enabled Japanese fleet to gain temporary control of coastal waters
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left Joseon almost without a navy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
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