The Siege of Busan Castle | |||||||
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Part of Imjin War | |||||||
The Siege of Busan Castle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Toyotomi Japan | Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
16,700[1] |
600 Soldiers[2] 8,000 Civilians.[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,200–8,500 killed[3][4] 200 captured[3] |
The siege of Busanjin (Korean: 부산진 전투; Hanja: 釜山鎭戰鬪) was a battle fought at Busan on 24 May 1592, between Japanese and Korean forces. The attacks on Busan and the neighboring fort of Dadaejin were the first battles of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98).[5]