Battle of Byeokjegwan

The Battle of Byeokjegwan was a military engagement fought in the winter of 27 February 1593, between the armies of the Ming dynasty led by Li Rusong and Japanese forces under Kobayakawa Takakage. It resulted in a Japanese victory and Ming retreat.

Battle of Byeokjegwan
Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Date27 February 1593
Location
Byeokjegwan, a postal station on the road to Hanseong
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Japanese Sixth Division and reinforcements Ming dynasty army and Korean allies
Commanders and leaders
  • Kobayakawa Takakage
  • Sayo Masakatsu
  • Awaya Kagenao
  • Inoue Kagesada
  • Tachibana Muneshige
  • Takahashi Munemasu
  • Kikkawa Horoie
 Li Rusong
Zha Dashou
Go Eonbaek
Yang Yuan
Zheng Wenbin
Li Rumei
Li Yousheng
Strength
<41,000 ~5,000
Casualties and losses
Sources:
Japanese: a few hundred
Wu Weishan: 120
Yun Geun-su: 300
Yi Deokhyeong: 500-600

Sources:
Japanese: 6,000-10,000
Li Rusong: 264 killed, 49 wounded, 276 horses
Wu Weishan: 1,500
Yun Geun-su: 300
Yi Deokhyeong: 500-600

Battle of Byeokjegwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese碧蹄館之戰
Simplified Chinese碧蹄馆之战
Korean name
Hangul벽제관 전투
Hanja碧蹄館戰鬪
Japanese name
Kanji碧蹄館の戦い
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