The Japanese Right Army or Army of the Right was an army of Japan during the second wave of
Japanese invasions of Korea Japanese invasions of Korea may refer to:
*Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
*Donghak Peasant Revolution
** Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung
*Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fou ...
,
in the years 1597
–1598. It included forces from several divisions of the earlier invasions (1592–1596). Under the overall command of Mori Hidemoto,
the Right Army consisted mainly of the former Second Division led by
Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama period, Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was . His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's Seven ...
, the Third Division led by
Kuroda Nagamasa
was a ''daimyō'' during the late Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser.
Biography
Nagamasa's childhood name was Shojumaru (松寿丸). In 1577 his fathe ...
and the Seventh Division led by
Mōri Hidemoto
was a senior retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku period of feudal Japan.
Hidemoto was the eldest son of Mōri Motokiyo and initially began service under the Toyotomi as a military commander under his cousin Terumoto, ...
, who replaced his cousin
Mōri Terumoto
Mōri Terumoto (毛利 輝元, January 22, 1553 – June 2, 1625) was a Japanese ''daimyō''. The son of Mōri Takamoto, and grandson and successor of the great warlord Mōri Motonari, he fought against Oda Nobunaga but was eventually overc ...
.
Organization
The following was the organization of the Right Army as of September 1597:
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Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama period, Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was . His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's Seven ...
(加藤清正) – 10,000 men
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Kuroda Nagamasa
was a ''daimyō'' during the late Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the son of Kuroda Kanbei, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's chief strategist and adviser.
Biography
Nagamasa's childhood name was Shojumaru (松寿丸). In 1577 his fathe ...
(黒田長政) – 5,000 men
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Nabeshima Naoshige
was a warlord of the Sengoku and early Edo periods and progenitor of the Nabeshima lords of the Saga Domain. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Nabeshima Naoshige"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 680.
Naoshige was the second son of . His mothe ...
(鍋島直茂) & Katsushige – 12,000 men
*Ikeda Hideshi – 2,800 men
*Nakagawa Hidenari – 2,500 men
*Chosokabe Motochika – 3,000 men
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Mōri Hidemoto
was a senior retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku period of feudal Japan.
Hidemoto was the eldest son of Mōri Motokiyo and initially began service under the Toyotomi as a military commander under his cousin Terumoto, ...
(毛利秀元) – 30,000 men
The total count (as of September 1597) was 65,300 men.
Battles fought
*The Battle of Koryong ()
*The Siege of Hwangsoksan ()
*The
Battle of Jiksan ()
*The First
Siege of Ulsan
The siege of Ulsan () was an unsuccessful Ming-Joseon attempt to capture Ulsan from the Japanese. The siege lasted from 26 January to 19 February 1598.
Background
Yang Hao, Ma Gui, and Gwon Yul met up at Gyeongju on the 26 January 1598 and ...
()
*The Siege of Samga ()
*The Second
Siege of Ulsan
The siege of Ulsan () was an unsuccessful Ming-Joseon attempt to capture Ulsan from the Japanese. The siege lasted from 26 January to 19 February 1598.
Background
Yang Hao, Ma Gui, and Gwon Yul met up at Gyeongju on the 26 January 1598 and ...
()
See also
*
Japanese Left Army
References
Further reading
*
Imjin War
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