Patriot / Righteous Army (Uibyeong) / Patriotic Medal (1990)
Same-name figures:
박재홍(朴在弘) — Politics & governing apparatus (pro-Japanese collaborator)
| Life | 1845 ~ 1910 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 밀양 박씨 |
Park Jae-hong joined Yang Han-gyu's righteous army in Namwon in 1907, attacking a garrison force before being captured and exiled to Jindo Island.
After the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, he joined the righteous army raised by Namwon magistrate Yang Han-gyu and took part in attacking the Namwon garrison to seize weapons and supplies. He was captured by Japanese forces in January 1907 and exiled to Jindo, along with fellow commander Park Bong-yang, Yang Han-gyu's brother-in-law, who was also taken through Jeonju to Seoul. Park never recovered his health after release from exile and died in 1910.