Second Siege of Ulsan
Part of the Imjin War
DateLate October - 2 November 1598
Location
Ulsan Japanese Castle, Ulsan, Southern Korean Peninsula
35°33′0.00″N 129°19′0.01″E / 35.5500000°N 129.3166694°E / 35.5500000; 129.3166694
Result Japanese victory
Withdrawal of Ming and Korean forces
Belligerents
Joseon and Ming dynasty Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Japanese army
Commanders and leaders
Ma Gui
Gim Eungseo		 Katō Kiyomasa
Strength
Ming:
24,000[1]
Joseon: 5,500[1]		 10,000[2]
Casualties and losses
? 2,000+[3]

The allied army, number 29,500 men, laid siege to Tosan near Ulsan in late October. The fortress was too heavily fortified to attempt an assault, however a series of engagements did occur around the area, resulting in more than 2,000 Japanese casualties. Allied forces lifted the siege on 2 November. Katō Kiyomasa's men departed for Japan on 14 December 1598.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Hawley 2005, p. 524.
  2. ^ Turnbull 2002, p. 217.
  3. ^ a b Swope 2009, p. 268.

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