논문 : 을미의병기 호좌의진(湖左義陣)의 충주 지역 활동 = Hojwaeujin and Chungju in the Eulmi Righteous Army Period

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Chungju was one of the most important places in the struggle of Hojwaeujin that rose against ordinance prohibiting topknots. First, Chungju was a strategically important point when they advanced Seoul. Second, there were Japanese logistics bases. Third, the Japanese Army and local governors formed a close alliance in Chungju. Therefore, it was an important target of Hojwaeujin to punish pro-Japanese officials and to arouse public opinion for righteous army. Lastly, Chungju was rich in financial resources to support righteous army. It is said that occupying Chungju town castle is the biggest success of Hojwaeujin. It also suffered, however, the biggest defeat to keep the town castle. There were important military collisions between Japanese Army and Righteous Army in Chungju Japanese logistics bases. In conclusion, Hojwaeujin was not successful in Chungju because Japanese logistics bases are powerful and the response of influential families of Chungju fell short of their expectations. Representative prestigious families, leading public opinion of the area, had a close connection with the government power and even had enlightenment ideology against Righteous Army.