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A Study on the Progress for the Jungju Castle Battle occurred in 1812 and the Comparison of the Capabilities of the Government Forces with the Rebel Armies

  • military history
  • 2022, (124), pp.33-88
  • DOI : 10.29212/mh.2022..124.33
  • Publisher : Military History Institute, MND
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : June 16, 2022
  • Accepted : August 30, 2022
  • Published : September 15, 2022

KANG, SEOK HWA 1

1경인교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

Hong Gyeong-rae’s rebellion began in December 18th, 1811 and ended April 19th. 1812 during the middle age of Joseon Dynasty. Jeongju castle was besieged from December 29th, 1811 to April 19th, 1812, so the most part of the Hong Gyeong-rae’s rebellion was the battle of Jeongju castle. In this study, we examined the whole stages of the battle of Jeongju castle and compared capabilities of the government forces with the rebel armies. During the general attack, while the government forces used a new weapon called Yooncha(mobile carrier loaded with attack weapon), however, the rebels destroyed it with a new tool. As the long lasting siege exhausted their supplies such as food and weapons etc., the rebels dared to try advancing out of their castle only to fail. Because the rebels determined not to surrender for a long time, the government forces exploded the castle wall and captured those who survived. And then, except women and children, all of men patticipated in the rebellion, in total 1,917 ones were executed. With almost incompetent officers, the command center of the government forces could not give orders and make strategies, nor did it have enough combat powers including manning. The government forces could not hide sign of attack even in night and their siege weapons were useless without precision and endurance. They did not even use Hong’ipo to attack the rebels which was stored in Hullyeondogam(Central Army) located in Hanyang. But the rebels, acknowledging that they would fail by the lack of food and weapons, protected the castle by inventing and using effective defensive equipment until the end. The occupation of the castle was not the result of government forces’ victory, but the result of extinction of the rebels. This study focuses to review and analyze Hong Gyeong-rae’s rebellion and the battle of Jeongju castle by military perspectives which were not researched in former studies. Therefore, this study is a part a proof to understand Hong Gyeong-rae’s rebellion in total.

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