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Myeongyang Strait

Myeongyang Strait (South Korea) '25

Battle of Myeongnyang

 

Fought October 26, 1597. Yi Sun-sin with 13 ships defeated a Japanese fleet of roughly 300 (that is not a typo). Key to the victory was his knowledge of tides, which he used to trap the Japanese forces in a narrow area.

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