Siege of Busanjin

The Siege of Busan Castle
	Part of Imjin War
	; The Siege of Busan Castle
Date	May 24–25, 1592
Location	Busanjin-gu, Busan
Result	Japanese victory Sack of Busan;
Belligerents
Toyotomi Japan	Kingdom of Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Sō Yoshitoshi;	Jeong Bal †;
Strength
16,700	600 Soldiers ; 8,000 Civilians.
Casualties and losses
?	1,200-8,500 killed; 200 captured

The siege of Busanjin was a battle fought at Busan on 24 May 1592, between Japanese and Korean forces. The attacks on Busan and the neighboring fort of Dadaejin were the first battles of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98).

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