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In the 13th year of King Sejo (1467), Yi Si-ae (李施愛), a member of a powerful local family, rose in rebellion at the Northeast Frontier District (Hamgyeong Province). The Iksok Force (翼屬軍) that Yi Si-ae led in the rebellion was an elite force with a lot of battle experience, possessing gunpowder weapons. To suppress the rebellion, the court also dispatched the government forces equipped with a large amount of gunpowder weapons. The Battle of Manryeong, the last battle of Yi Si-ae's Rebellion, is well known for the camouflaged commandos' amphibious infiltration of General Eo Yu-so (魚有沼). But the battle was also the first massive fire combat in the Joseon Dynasty. From shield walls to block cannon attacks, to the use of cannons to subdue the shield walls, and even the appearance of fire wagons. In short, Yi Si-ae's Rebellion can be said to be a battle that contained everything about gunpowder weapon combat at the time. This video examines gunpowder weapons in the early Joseon Dynasty against the backdrop of the firepower battle of the Battle of Manryeong. The Battle of Manryeong, the last battle of Yi Si-ae's Rebellion, was famous for the camouflaged commandos' amphibious infiltration of General Eo Yu-so (魚有沼). But the battle was also the first massive fire combat in the Joseon Dynasty. Many different kinds of (gunpowder) weapons, including the shield walls for defending against chongtong, chongtong for destroying the shield walls, and hwacha for significant damage, could be seen in the battles during Yi Si-ae's Rebellion. Let's dive into gunpowder weapons in the early Joseon period by focusing on the fire combat in the Battle of Manryeong.