Battle of Baekgang

The Battle of Baekgang or Battle of Baekgang-gu, also known as Battle of Hakusukinoe (Japanese: 白村江の戦い, romanized: Hakusuki-no-e no Tatakai / Hakusonkō no Tatakai) in Japan, as Battle of Baijiangkou (Chinese: 白江口之战; Chinese: 白江口之戰; pinyin: Bāijiāngkǒu Zhīzhàn) in China, was a battle between Baekje restoration forces and their ally, Yamato Japan, against the allied forces of Silla and Tang China. The battle took place in the Baengma River (Korean: 백마강; Hanja: 白馬江) or Baek River (Korean: 백강; Hanja: 白江), which is the lower reach of the Geum River in Jeollabuk-do province, Korea. The Silla-Tang forces won a decisive victory, compelling Yamato Japan to withdraw completely from Korean affairs and crushing the Baekje restoration movement.

Battle of Baekgang
Part of Goguryeo–Tang War
Date27–28 August 663 (of the Lunar calendar)
4–5 October 663 (of the Julian calendar)
Location
Baengma River (Lower reaches of the Geum River), Korea
Result Tang and Silla victory.
Belligerents
Tang China
Silla Korea		 Yamato Japan
Baekje Korea
Commanders and leaders
  • Liu Rengui
  • Liu Renyuan
  • Sun Renshi
  • Du Xiang


Strength
  • 13,000 Tang troops
  • 170 Tang ships
  • Unknown number of Silla support cavalry
  • 42,000 Yamato troops
  • 800 Yamato ships
  • Unknown number of Baekje restoration troops
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but much lighter than opposing forces 400 ships; 10,000 troops; 1,000 horses
Battle of Baekgang
Hangul
백강 전투
Hanja
白江戰鬪
Revised RomanizationBaekgang jeontu
McCune–ReischauerPaekkang chŏnt'u
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