Pukkwan campaign
| Pukkwan campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Imjin War | |||||||
Changuitowaedo describing Pukkwan campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Joseon |
Japan Pro-Japanese rebel forces of Hamgyong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Chŏng Munbu Chŏng Hyŏllyong |
Katō Kiyomasa Nabeshima Naoshige Kuk Kyŏngin † Kuk Sep'il † Chŏng Malsu † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 22,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 8,864 | ||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 북관대첩 |
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| Hanja | 北關大捷 |
| RR | Bukgwan daecheop |
| MR | Pukkwan taech'ŏp |
The Pukkwan campaign (Korean: 북관대첩; Hanja: 北關大捷) was a series of military engagement between Joseon and Japanese forces in Hamgyong Province from the 16th day, 9th month of 1592 to 28th day, 1st month of 1593. During this campaign, the "Righteous army," a civilian militia led by Chŏng Munbu, executed local collaborators and successfully repelled the Japanese invasion.