Japanese Right Army
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The Japanese Right Army or Army of the Right was an army of unified Japan during the second wave of Japanese invasions of Korea, in the years 1597–1598. It included forces from several divisions of the earlier invasions (1592–1596). The Army of the Right consisted mainly of the former Second Division led by Katō Kiyomasa, the Third Division led by Kuroda Nagamasa and the Seventh Division led by Mōri Hidemoto, who replaced his cousin Mōri Terumoto.
Composition
[edit]- Mōri Hidemoto (毛利秀元) – 30,000 men
- Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正) – 10,000 men
- Nabeshima Naoshige (鍋島直茂) – 12,000 men
- Kuroda Nagamasa (黒田長政) – 5,000 men
Battles Fought
[edit]- The Battle of Koryong (고령)
- The Siege of Hwangsoksan (황석산성)
- The Battle of Jiksan (직산)
- The First Siege of Ulsan (울산)
- The Siege of Samga (삼가성)
- The Second Siege of Ulsan (울산)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Hawley, Samuel (2003). "The Imjin War (Part 2)". Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 78: 35–55. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
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