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{{Short description|1597 Japan–Korea battle}}
{{One source|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Siege of Namwon
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| partof            = [[Imjin War]]
| date              = 23 - 26 September 1597
| place             = [[Namwon]], [[North Jeolla]]
| coordinates       = {{WikidataCoord|display=inline,title}}
| result            = Japanese victory
| combatant1        = [[Japanese Left Army (1597)|Japanese Left Army]]
| combatant2        = Korean Garrison<br>Ming army
| commander1        = [[Ukita Hideie]]<br/>[[Hachisuka Iemasa]]<br/>[[Ikoma Chikamasa]]<br/>[[Konishi Yukinaga]]<br/>[[Mori Yoshinari]]<br/>[[Ōta Kazuyoshi]]<br/>[[Takenaka Shigetoshi]]<br/>[[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]<br/>[[So Yoshitoshi]]<br/>[[Tōdō Takatora]]<br/>[[Wakisaka Yasuharu]]<br/>[[Yoshiaki Katō]]
| commander2        = '''Korea:'''<br/>[[Yi Bok-nam]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Yi Chun-won]]<br>[[Yi Won Chun]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Kim Kyung-no]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Ma Ung-bang]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Wo Ung-jung]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Im Hyun]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Sin Ho]]{{KIA}}<br>[[Yi Dok-ho]]<br>[[Jong Sok-won]]<br>[[Jo Kyung-nam]]<br>'''Ming:'''<br/>{{Ill|楊元|lt=Yang Yuan|zh|楊元}}
| strength1         = 50,000–68,000{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=468}}<ref name = "critic" />
| strength2         = '''Korea:'''<br/>700–1,000{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=455}}<ref name = "critic">{{Cite web|url=https://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2019/08/critique-samuel-hawley-p2.html|title = A critique of Samuel Hawley's the Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China — Part 2: The second invasion &#124; Great Ming Military| date=16 August 2019 }}</ref><br>'''Ming:'''<br/>3,000 men{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=452}}
| casualties1       = Unknown
| casualties2       = 3,726{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=458}}
| campaign          = Japanese Left Army (1597)
}}
{{Campaignbox Japanese Left Army (1597)}}
{{Campaignbox Seven-Year War}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul=남원전투
| hanja=南原戰鬪
| rr=Namwon Jeontu
| mr=Namwŏn Chŏnt'u
}}
The '''siege of Namwon''' was a military engagement that occurred from 23 September to 26 September 1597. It ended in Japanese victory.

==Background==
[[Ukita Hideie]] marched on [[Namwon]] with around 49,600 soldiers on 11 September 1597. They arrived on 23 September.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=455}}

Namwon was garrisoned by 3,000 [[Ming army|Ming soldiers]] and 1,000 Koreans under [[Yang Yuan]] and [[I Boknam]].{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=455}}

==Battle==
The Japanese began by sending 100 soldiers to test the fort's defenses.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=457}}

On 24 September, the Japanese filled the trench with straw and earth. Then they took shelter in the burned out houses in the city.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=457}}

On 25 September, the Japanese asked the defenders to surrender, but they refused.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=458}}

On the night of 26 September, the Japanese bombarded Namwon for two hours while their men climbed the walls and used fresh straw to create a ramp to the top. Unable to burn the moist rice stalks, the defenders were helpless against the Japanese onslaught and the fortress fell.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=458}}

==Aftermath==
[[Yang Yuan]] managed to break the Japanese encirclement and escape with 100 men. He reached [[Jeonju]] only to find it deserted. The Ming commander assigned to the city's defense, [[Chen Youyuan]], not only ignored the call for help Yang had sent him, but fled the moment news of Namwon's fall arrived. Yang continued to [[Hanseong]] and arrived the following week.{{sfn|Hawley|2005|p=458}}

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060303095512/http://www.tournamwon.org/img/img_munhwa/munhwa/city_3.gif]
*[http://battle.culturecontent.com/content/battle_tactics/view.asp?bat_idx=466&bat_kind=¿ÜÄ§°ú%20¹æ¾î] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204113528/http://battle.culturecontent.com/content/battle_tactics/view.asp?bat_idx=466&bat_kind=%C2%BF%C3%9C%C3%84%C2%A7%C2%B0%C3%BA%20%C2%B9%C3%A6%C2%BE%C3%AE |date=2012-02-04 }}
*[http://www.hwasong.org/zboard/data/castle/namwonsung.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120844/http://www.hwasong.org/zboard/data/castle/namwonsung.jpg |date=2007-09-28 }}
*[http://www.namwonculture.org/jaro/freeboard.html?no=824&bbs=jaryo15 The Siege of Namwon (in Korean)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210904/http://www.namwonculture.org/jaro/freeboard.html?no=824&bbs=jaryo15 |date=2016-03-03 }}
*[http://www.goosejuice.com/wiki/index.php/Beyond_Turtleboats:_Siege_Accounts_From_Hideyoshi%E2%80%99s_Second_Invasion_of_Korea%2C_1597-1598.#The_Siege_of_Namwon Beyond Turtleboats: Siege Accounts From Hideyoshi's Second Invasion of Korea, 1597-1598 - The Siege of Namwon]

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