13 Ships vs a Japanese Armada, Admiral Yi’s Impossible Win (Myeongnyang 1597)

Описание: In 1597, during the Imjin War, Admiral Yi Sun-sin walked back into command with 13 Joseon warships and a coastline that was running out of time. At the Battle of Myeongnyang (October 26, 1597), he pulled a larger Japanese fleet into the Myeongnyang Strait near Jindo, where narrow water and violent tidal currents turned numbers into a liability.

This video tells the brutal, human version of that victory, the court politics that broke Yi before the enemy could, the disaster at Chilcheollyang that left the navy in ruins, and the cold logic behind choosing Myeongnyang as the killing ground. We also clear up the myth-making: the exact size of the Japanese force is debated in sources, but it was overwhelmingly larger than Yi’s 13 ships, which is the point that matters for understanding the stakes and the tactics.

Expect naval warfare the way it really feels, smoke, wood splintering, panic, and physics. Cannon range versus boarding pressure. Formation versus congestion. And the tide reversal that turns confidence into a pile-up. The win is shocking, but it doesn’t end the war. It buys time, resets momentum, and leaves an ugly aftertaste that history usually edits out.

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Sources referenced: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Battle summaries and primary-source notes commonly cited in modern overviews.

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