Second siege of Ulsan

Second Siege of Ulsan
Part of the Imjin War
Date Late October – 2 November 1598 Location Ulsan Japanese Castle, Ulsan, Southern Korean Peninsula 35°33′0.00″N 129°19′0.01″E Result Japanese victory Withdrawal of Ming and Korean forces
Belligerents
Joseon and Ming dynasty	Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Japanese army
Commanders and leaders
Ma Gui Gim Eungseo	Katō Kiyomasa
Strength
Ming: 24,000 Joseon: 5,500	10,000
Casualties and losses
?	2,000+

The allied army, number 29,500 men, laid siege to Tosan near Ulsan in late October. The fortress was too heavily fortified to attempt an assault, however a series of engagements did occur around the area, resulting in more than 2,000 Japanese casualties. Allied forces lifted the siege on 2 November. Katō Kiyomasa's men departed for Japan on 14 December 1598. Although the battle was ended in complete victory for the Japanese forces, their commanders such as Hachisuka Iemasa and Kuroda Yoshitaka were not pursuing the battered Ming army. Their action were reported by Nagataka Fukuhara, which incurred the wrath of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

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