Fought in October,1597,the Battle of Myeongnyang was when the great Korean admiral Yi sun-sin Japanese at sea in the Myeongnyang Straits .His 12
turtle ships defeated an army of 133 Japanese war vessels ,sinking 31 Japanese war vessels with no losses. Admiral Yi had lured the Japanese into a swift canal, and used the swift currents to his advantage. This victory prevented the Japanese from
entering the Yellow Sea,and resupply its army,which was heading towards the
city of Seoul.
