CHRONOLOGY

The first invasion, 1592–93

1592
23 May	First Division leaves Tsushima
24 May	Fall of Pusan and death of Chŏng Pal
25 May	Capture of Tongnae
31 May	Second Division captures Kyŏngju
10 June	Japanese army reaches Seoul
16 June	First day of the naval battle of Okp’o
6 July	The Japanese army finally crosses the Imjin River
8 July	Battle of Sach’ŏn; turtle ships in action
10 July	Battle of Tangp’o
13 July	Battle of Tanghangp’o
24 July	Japanese capture P’yŏngyang
14 August	Battle of Hansando
16 August	Battle of Angolp’o
23 August	First Chinese attack on P’yŏngyang fails
24 August	Katō Kiyomasa wins the battle of Sŏngjin
6 September	Korean irregular forces recapture Ch’ŏngju
22 September	Korean monk and volunteer army are defeated at Kŭmsan
12 October	Pacification of north-east is completed by Katō Kiyomasa
12 November	First siege of Chinju

1593
5 February	Siege of P’yŏngyang begins
19 February	The retreating Japanese army enters Seoul
27 February	Battle of Pyŏkjeyek
14 March	Battle of Haengju
19 May	Liberation of Seoul by Chinese army
25 July	Second siege of Chinju

The second invasion, 1597–98

1597
24 September	Japanese attack Namwŏn
26 September	Namwŏn captured
27 September	Fall of Hwangsŏksan
17 October	Battle of Chiksan
26 October	Yi Sunsin wins the battle of Myŏngyang
1598
29 January	Siege of Ulsan begins
8 February	Ulsan is relieved
18 September	Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies
30 October	Battle of Sach’ŏn begins; battle of Sunch’ŏn begins
17 December	Battle of Noryang; death of Admiral Yi
21 December	Evacuation of Pusan begins