1866 French campaign against Korea

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The 1866 French campaign against Korea was a punitive military expedition by France against the Joseon dynasty, launched in retaliation for the execution of French Catholic missionaries and resulting in a brief but significant clash that opened Korea to greater foreign pressure.

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instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
punitive expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Byeong-in yangyo ⓘ
French campaign against Korea of 1866 ⓘ
French punitive expedition to Korea ⓘ
belligerent Joseon Korea ⓘ
linked to: Joseon

Second French Empire ⓘ
casusBelli killing of Bishop Siméon-François Berneux ⓘ
killing of multiple French Catholic priests ⓘ
chronology occurred shortly after the 1866 persecution of Catholics in Korea ⓘ
commander Pierre-Gustave Roze ⓘ
Regent Heungseon Daewongun ⓘ
linked to: Heungseon Daewongun
conflict French–Korean conflict ⓘ
country France ⓘ
diplomaticConsequence no formal treaty concluded between France and Korea at that time ⓘ
endTime 1866-11 ⓘ
followedBy 1871 United States expedition to Korea ⓘ
increased Western interest in Korean affairs ⓘ
hasCause execution of French Catholic missionaries in Korea ⓘ
persecution of Korean Catholics ⓘ
historicalPeriod Second French Empire era ⓘ
late Joseon period ⓘ
legacy contributed to Korean nationalist narratives of resistance to Western imperialism ⓘ
location Korea ⓘ
militaryBranch French Navy ⓘ
notableEvent French occupation of Ganghwa Island forts ⓘ
capture of Korean artillery and documents ⓘ
looting and burning of government buildings on Ganghwa Island ⓘ
objective force Korea to open to foreign relations ⓘ
punish Joseon government for execution of French missionaries ⓘ
opponent Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
partOf French Far East policy in the 19th century ⓘ
precededBy 1866 execution of French missionaries in Joseon ⓘ
relatedTo French Catholic missions in East Asia ⓘ
Korean persecution of Catholics ⓘ
Korea’s isolationist policy (Sakoku-style policy) ⓘ
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church in Korea ⓘ
result French withdrawal ⓘ
increased foreign pressure on Korea ⓘ
limited French military success ⓘ
strengthening of Korean isolationist policy in the short term ⓘ
significance early episode in the opening of Korea to foreign powers ⓘ
first major Western military intervention in Korea ⓘ
startTime 1866-10 ⓘ
theatre Ganghwa Island ⓘ
Han River estuary ⓘ
typeOfConflict gunboat diplomacy ⓘ

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Ganghwa Island → wasSiteOf → 1866 French campaign against Korea ⓘ
Ganghwa County → siteOf → French campaign against Korea (1866) ⓘ
linked to: 1866 French campaign against Korea
1866 French campaign against Korea → alsoKnownAs → French campaign against Korea of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: 1866 French campaign against Korea
1866 French campaign against Korea → alsoKnownAs → French punitive expedition to Korea ⓘ
linked to: 1866 French campaign against Korea
1866 French campaign against Korea → conflict → French–Korean conflict ⓘ
linked to: 1866 French campaign against Korea
Heungseon Daewongun → notableEvent → French campaign against Korea (1866) ⓘ
linked to: 1866 French campaign against Korea