Question

This naval commander destroyed approximately 100 enemy ships at the Battle of Hansan Island without losing a single ship of his own. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this admiral who leveraged the regular reversal of the tide to win the Battle of Myeongnyang (“myung-nyahng”). This undefeated Korean admiral used turtle ships to defend Korea during the Imjin War.
ANSWER: Admiral Yi [or Yi Sun-sin or Yi Sun-shin]
[10e] Admiral Yi repelled the invasion of Korea by this daimyō, who is considered one of the three “Great Unifiers” of Japan along with Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
ANSWER: Toyotomi Hideyoshi [prompt on Hideyoshi]
[10h] Along with Yi’s development of the turtle ship, Korean victory in the Imjin War is sometimes attributed to the development of this weapon. One version of these carts would fire hundreds of rocket-powered arrows.
ANSWER: hwacha [prompt on fire cart]
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Bowdoin BAmherst A010010
Boston University BWilliams A10101030
BU ABowdoin A10101030
Tufts BBrandeises Brew10101030
Tufts ACarabrandeis010010
Yale BClark A1010020
Diamond BrandeisA Brandeis Supreme010010
Yale AMIT A010010
Northeastern AYale C10101030