490~500 about 1,200 ~1,300 Result Korean Victory | 157killed and 300 wounded 13killed and 2 wounded Location Jilin, China | |
Yaskawa Jiro
Nihimi Jiro Hong Beom-do
Choi Chin-dong
Yi Heungsu
An Mu
Han Gyeong-se Similar Battle of Qingshanli, French campaign against K, United States expeditio, Battle of Pochonbo, Donghak Peasant Revolution | ||
Battle of fengwudong
The Battle of Fengwudong (Hangul: 봉오동 전투; Hanja: 鳳梧洞戰鬪) was a battle between Korean independence militias and Japanese forces in Manchuria, and was one of the earliest domestic support operations of the Korean independence forces. From June 6 to June 7, 1920, a confrontation occurred between a Korean independence militia of 1,300 under the command of Hong Beom-do (홍범도, 洪範圖) and Choi Chin-dong (최진동, 崔振東) and a Japanese suppression battalion consisting of 500 troops. It occurred during the campaign of the Japanese army in Jiandao, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
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