Gangwon campaign
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1592 Japanese campaign in Korea
The Gangwon campaign was a campaign by the Japanese army to pacify Gangwon province, Korea in 1592, just after the beginning of the Seven Year War.
Timeline
[edit ]Ukita Hideie was appointed as supreme commander of the Japanese army in Korea, allotted to Mori Yoshinari's Fourth Division to be Kato Kiyomasa's rear guard by pacifying Gangwon Province.
- The Battle of Yeogang (Hangul : 여강) on May 22, 1592*
Won Ho VS Mori Yoshinari
- The Fall of Hoeyang Castle (Hangul : 회양성 Hanja : 淮陽) on June 5, 1592*
Mori Yoshinari VS Kim Yeon-gwang (Hangul : 김연광 Hanja : 金鍊光) (Korean Regular Army : 조선육군)
Japanese's Fourth Division occupation of Gangwon Province in 1592
[edit ]Japanese commander and their forts (all of which were captured Korean castles) :
- Itō Suketaka - Cheorwon
- Akizuki Tanenaga - Wonju
- Shimazu Tadatsune - Chuncheon
- Shimazu Yoshihiro - Yongpyon and then Kumhwa
Mori Yoshinari's pacification of Gangwon Province
[edit ]The province of Gangwon had been very peaceful following its occupation by Mori Yoshinari's Fourth Division, but after a few months guerilla activity erupted.
Aftermath : Japanese Evacuation of Gangwon Province
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References
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- Stephen Turnbull, "Samurai Invasion - Japan's Korean War 1592-1598", Cassel & Co, 2002
Notes
[edit ](*) According to Chinese Lunar Calendar
See also
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