Battle of Yongin

Battle of Yongin
Part of Imjin War
DateJuly 13–14, 1592 (Gregorian Calendar);
June 5–6, 1592 (Lunar calendar)
Location
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Toyotomi Japan Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Wakisaka Yasuharu
Wakizaka Sabei
Watanabe Shichi'emon
Manabe Samanosuke
Yi Gwang
Kwak Young
Yun Sun-gak
Kim Su
Gwon Yul
Baek Gwang-eon 
Lee Ji-Si 
Lee Ji-rye 
Hwang Jin
Strength
1,600~1,900 60,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1,200
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYongin Jeontu
McCune–ReischauerYongin Jŏnt'u

The Battle of Yongin (용인 전투) happened during the Japanese invasions of Korea. The battle was fought from June 5–6, 1592 (Gregorian July 13–14, 1592). Yi Gwang's force of 60,000[1] lost to the numerically inferior Japanese garrison of 1,600-1,900.[2]

  1. ^ a b Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2021). The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation. Columbia University Press. pp. 30–31.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen: Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98 (London, 2002), Cassell & Co ISBN 0-304-35948-3, p. 72

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