26 October 1597 · Asia
Battle of Myeongnyang
In 1597, in the Myeongnyang Strait, the Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin, with a handful of warships, met a large Japanese fleet during the Imjin War. The fight is a narrow-water action in a fast tidal channel.
Commanders
- Yi Sun-sin · Admiral
- Date
- 26 October 1597
- Place
- Myeongnyang Strait · South Korea
- Region
- Asia