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Siege of Pyongyang (1592)

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dawn. Initially successful, the Koreans managed to kill several hundred of the enemy before the Japanese realized what was happening. Kuroda Nagamasa counterattacked, pushing the Koreans back to the river. However, at the riverbank, the Korean army found that their boats were gone, the boatsmen having fled on hearing Japanese gunfire. Unable to escape across the river, the Koreans retreated upstream where the river was shallow enough to ford. This showed the Japanese how to ford the river to get to the city.
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Rather than wait for the Japanese offensive, Gim decided to make a surprise night attack with a small contingent, after observing that Japanese camp security was lax at night. It took the Koreans longer to cross the river in darkness than anticipated, and the actual attack did not occur until near
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on 16 July within sight of the walls of Pyongyang. A few days later, he was joined by Kuroda Nagamasa's army, which had completed its sweep through Hwanghae Province without opposition. Unable to cross the river they waited there, sending a letter to
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Siege of Pyongyang (disambiguation)
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Pyeongyang
39°1′48.00″N 125°43′48.00″E / 39.0300000°N 125.7300000°E / 39.0300000; 125.7300000

Toyotomi Japan

Joseon
Konishi Yukinaga
Kuroda Nagamasa
Gim Myeongweon
Yun Dusu
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Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
1st Busan
Dadaejin
Dongnae
Sangju
Chungju
Okpo
Happo
Jeokjinpo
Gangwon
1st Sacheon
Imjin River
Dangpo
Danghangpo
Hamgyong

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