Qualla: Battle of Okpo https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:39 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Okpo https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo Battle of Okpo: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo/ Smoke hung low over Okpo harbor when the Korean fleet arrived on the morning of 17 June 1592. Through it, Admiral Yi Sun-sin could make out more than fifty Japanese transport ships riding at anchor, their crews gone ashore to loot the village. It was the opening act of a naval career that would reshape the Imjin War, and it began not with a dramatic fleet engagement but with the methodical destruction of an enemy caught entirely off guard.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/y/5/w/battle-of-okpo-wp/wy5w-battle-of-okpo-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Okpo: An Empire Arrives by Sea https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo/ The Japanese invasion of Korea began three weeks earlier, when 400 transports landed 18,700 soldiers under Konishi Yukinaga at Busan on 23 May 1592. Over the following weeks, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's full invasion force of 158,000 men poured across the strait. The Japanese armies swe...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/y/5/w/battle-of-okpo-wp/wy5w-battle-of-okpo-an-empire-arrives-by-sea.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Okpo: The Harbor Trap https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo/ Yi finally sailed with 39 warships and 46 smaller boats, incorporating Won Kyun's surviving four vessels. When scouts reported Japanese ships at Okpo, Yi arranged his fleet in a line formation -- heavy warships in the center, lighter craft on the flanks, Won Kyun trailing cautiou...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/y/5/w/battle-of-okpo-wp/wy5w-battle-of-okpo-the-harbor-trap.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Okpo: Three Harbors in Two Days https://qualla.com/battle-of-okpo/ The victory at Okpo was only the beginning of a furious two-day sweep. That same afternoon, Yi received word of five more Japanese ships nearby and gave chase. The Japanese fled to Happo harbor and abandoned their vessels, which Yi ordered burned. The following morning brought ne...

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