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=== April–June === * [[April 4]] – The future [[Henry IV of France]], King designate of [[Henry III of France]], announces in a declaration, so-called "Expedient," his intention to take instruction in, and convert to, the [[Catholic Church|Catholic religion]]. * [[April 13]] – The [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)]] begin with the [[Siege of Busanjin]]. * [[April 20]] – King [[Henry IV of France]] ends the [[Siege of Rouen (1591–1592)|siege of Rouen]], the Spanish-held capital of [[Normandy]], five months after its November 11 commencement, as the Spanish Navy arrives to relieve the city.<ref>John Lothrop Motley, ''History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce to 1609'' (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1895) p.146</ref> * [[April 24]] – [[Battle of Sangju (1592)|Battle of Sangju]]: The Japanese are victorious over the Koreans fighting for the Kingdom of [[Joseon]]. * [[April 28]] – [[Battle of Ch'ungju]]: Japan inflicts a decisive defeat on Korea. * [[May 7]] ** The [[1592–1593 Malta plague epidemic|Malta plague epidemic]] begins when galleys from the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]] arrive on the island with 100 prisoners of war from [[Egypt]], and 20 ill crewmembers; over the next 18 months, 3,000 people on Malta die of the bubonic plague.<ref> James D. Tully, ''The History of Plague: As it Has Lately Appeared in the Islands of Malta, Gozo, Corfu, Cephalonia, Etc. Detailing Important Facts, Illustrative of the Specific Contagion of that Disease, with Particulars of the Means Adopted for Its Eradication'' (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821)</ref> ** [[Battle of Okpo]]: The Korean navy is victorious over Japan. * [[May 20]] –[[August 19]] – [[Battle of Flores (1592)|Battle of Flores]] ([[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]]), a series of naval engagements in the [[Azores]] in which the English are victorious, taking the great Portuguese [[carrack]] ''[[Madre de Deus]]'' on or about August 3. * [[May 29]] – [[Battle of Sacheon (1592)|Battle of Sacheon]]: Korean admiral [[Yi Sun-sin]] destroys all 13 Japanese ships taking part, using his improved [[turtle ship]] for the first time in battle. * [[June 2]] – [[Battle of Dangpo (1592)|Battle of Dangpo]]:The Korean navy is again victorious over Japan. * [[June 10]] – The [[Siege of Bihać (1592)|Siege of Bihać]] begins in the [[Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)|Kingdom of Croatia]], by [[Telli Hasan Pasha]] (Hasan Predojević) of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Bihać is captured on June 19 and is lost for Croatia forever.
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