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Chae Eung-eon (1879 – 4 November 1915) was a general of the Righteous Armies and independence activist in Japanese colonial era.

Life
Other than being born into a poor family, the place of birth and the process of growth are not well known. The birthplace was generally said to be Seongcheon, Pyeongannam-do, and the names are also said to be Chae Eung-eon, Chae Eung-won, Chae Eung-gyeong, and Chae Do-seok, and there was a theory that the birth year was 1879 and 1883.

He joined the righteous army in 1907 and entered the anti-Japanese uprising. It is believed that Lee Jin-ryong's righteous army from Hwanghae-do, Kim Jin-mook's righteous army based in the northern part of Gyeonggi-do, or Seo Tae-soon and Jeon Byung-moo's righteous army began the first righteous army movement. Since then, anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare has been held in Gangwon-do, Hamgyeongnam-do, and Pyeongannam-do, centering on Hwanghae-do. The subordinate led dozens to hundreds of righteous soldiers, mainly attacking Japanese military police units and police stations to kill military police.

He was arrested after a battle in 1915, when his position was exposed to the Japanese military due to a secret attack in Seongcheon. A photo of Chae Eung-eon, who was arrested at that time, with a Japanese military police officer in handcuffs on his bare feet remains.

He was sent to Pyongyang prison and sentenced to death, and the death penalty was soon executed. He was 37 years old at this time. Since Chae Eung-eon's arrest, dubbed the "last righteous army commander," his execution is considered a symbolic event that ends the 20-year righteous army uprising that began in 1895 and transforms the leading forces and stage of the armed anti-Japanese struggle.

In 1962, the National Medal of Merit for National Foundation was awarded.

Reference

 * Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (South Korea), Details of this month's independence activists - Chae Eung-eon Archived April 9, 2016 - Wayback Machine, 2005