battle, notable, medieval

Ōei Invasion

Name: Ōei Invasion
Location: Tsushima Island, Japan

Ōei Invasion was a battle fought in 1419 at Tsushima Island, in what is now Japan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tsushima Island. It was part of Invasions of Tsushima Island, which ran from 1389 to 1409. Recorded strength: 600 against 17,285.

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Fought1419

WhereTsushima Island, Japan34.417N, 129.333E, placed at the location, approximate

BelligerentsSō clanagainstJoseon dynasty

Part ofInvasions of Tsushima Island1389 to 1409

Record

Date	1419 (year precision) to 1419
Place	Tsushima Island, Japan 34.417N, 129.333E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	600	17,285
Casualties and losses	Korean records: 129 ships; 1,939 destroyed homes; 114 dead (executed); 21 captured; Japanese records: 123 dead	Korean records: Over a hundred; 180 dead; Japanese records: 2,500–3,700 dead
Commanders	Sō Sadamori	Yi Chongmu

Placed at Tsushima Island; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tsushima 1905, 75 km E
Battle of Okpo 1592, 79 km NW
Battle of Pusan Perimeter 1950, 81 km N
Battle of Dadaejin 1592, 81 km N
Great Naktong Offensive 1950, 81 km N

In the same war

Before: Kōō Invasion 1389

Elsewhere in 1419

Ōei Invasion is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 604 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q701121, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Ōei Invasion, revision 1383754332, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.