Second siege of Ulsan explained

Conflict:Second Siege of Ulsan
Partof:the Imjin War
Date:Late October - 2 November 1598
Place:Ulsan Japanese Castle, Ulsan, Southern Korean Peninsula
Result:Japanese victory
Withdrawal of Ming and Korean forces
Combatant1:Joseon and Ming dynasty
Combatant2:Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Japanese army
Commander1:Ma Gui
Gim Eungseo
Commander2:Katō Kiyomasa
Strength1:Ming:
24,000
Joseon: 5,500
Strength2:10,000
Casualties1:?
Casualties2:2,000+

The allied army, number 29,500 men, laid siege to Tosan near Ulsan in late October. The fortress was too heavily fortified to attempt an assault, however a series of engagements did occur around the area, resulting in more than 2,000 Japanese casualties. Allied forces lifted the siege on 2 November. Katō Kiyomasa's men departed for Japan on 14 December 1598. Although the battle was ended in complete victory for the Japanese forces, their commanders such as Hachisuka Iemasa and Kuroda Yoshitaka were not pursuing the battered Ming army. Their action were reported by Nagataka Fukuhara, which incurred the wrath of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.