Battle of Fengwudong

The Battle of Fengwudong (Korean: 봉오동 전투; Hanja: 鳳梧洞戰鬪) was a battle between Korean independence militias and Japanese forces in Manchuria and was one of the earliest domestic support operations of the Korean independence forces. From 6 to 7 June 1920, a confrontation occurred between a Korean independence militia of 1,300 under the command of Hong Beom-do (홍범도, 洪範圖) and Choi Chin-dong (최진동, 崔振東)[2] and a Japanese suppression battalion consisting of 500 troops. It occurred during the campaign of the Japanese army in Jiandao, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

Battle of Fengwudong
Part of the Korean Independence Movement
Date 6–7 June 1920 Location Fengwudong, Jilin, China Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Japan Imperial Japanese Army	Korea Northern military administration office army Korean Independence Army
Commanders and leaders
Yasukawa Jiro Nihimi Jiro	Hong Beom-do Choi Jin-dong Yi Heungsu An Mu Han Gyeong-se
Strength
500	about 1,200 ~1,300[1]
Casualties and losses
100-157 killed and 200 wounded	13-21 killed and 18 wounded