With only 13 ships left in command, Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy 133 Japanese warships in the legendary 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598). The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the Korean Peninsula's southwest coast, is regarded a Yi victory.
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With only 13 ships left in command, Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy 133 Japanese warships in the legendary 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598). The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the Korean Peninsula's southwest coast, is regarded a Yi victory.
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