Battle of Dadaejin

The Battle of Dadaejin
Part of Imjin War
Date May 23–24, 1592[1] (Gregorian Calendar); April 13–14, 1592 (Lunar calendar) Location Dadaejin, Busan 35°6′0.00″N 129°2′25.01″E / 35.1000000°N 129.0402806°E / 35.1000000; 129.0402806 Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Toyotomi Japan	Kingdom of Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Konishi Yukinaga	Yun Heungsin † Bak Hong
Strength
at least 7,000 men	800 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Entire garrison massacred or most killed[3]
class=notpageimage| Location within South Korea Show map of South Korea Battle of Dadaejin (Korea) Show map of Korea

The Battle of Dadaejin and the Siege of Busan were the first battles of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) and occurred simultaneously on April 13–14, 1592 (Gregorian: May 23–24, 1592).^[1]