Pages 35-42 – Andrew Jackson – ‘Rebel Military Strategy in the Musillan Rebellion of 1728’

On the fifteenth day of the third month of 1728, rebels led by Yi Injwa seized Ch’ŏngju, marking the start of the Musillan rebellion (also known as Yi Injwa’s rebellion). The rebels controlled areas of Ch’ungch’ŏng, Kyŏngsang and Kyŏnggi provinces for more than a week. However, after these serious losses, government forces rapidly annihilated the rebel threat. The Musillan rebellion had its roots ...