1871 United States expedition to Korea

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The 1871 United States expedition to Korea was a U.S. naval and military operation aimed at opening trade and securing diplomatic relations with Korea, which resulted in armed conflict near Ganghwa Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ
naval expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Korean Expedition of 1871 ⓘ
Shinmiyangyo ⓘ
US expedition to Korea ⓘ
belligerent Joseon Korean forces ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
capturedItems Korean flags ⓘ
Korean weapons ⓘ
royal documents and artifacts ⓘ
commander Eo Jae-yeon ⓘ
John Rodgers ⓘ
McLane Tilton ⓘ
conflictWith Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
countryInvolved Korea ⓘ
United States ⓘ
diplomaticOutcome Korea maintained isolationist policy initially ⓘ
endTime 1871-06 ⓘ
hasCause U.S. attempt to open trade with Korea ⓘ
U.S. attempt to secure diplomatic relations with Korea ⓘ
response to 1866 General Sherman incident ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Ganghwa ⓘ
assault on Korean forts on Ganghwa Island ⓘ
historicalContext Western imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Joseon period ⓘ
KoreanCasualties over 200 killed ⓘ
location Ganghwa Island ⓘ
Han River estuary ⓘ
Joseon, Korea ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
notableFeature first U.S. military action in Korea ⓘ
involved direct assault on Korean coastal forts ⓘ
objective negotiate a treaty of friendship and commerce ⓘ
secure protection for shipwrecked American sailors ⓘ
survey Korean waters ⓘ
partOf United States–Korea relations ⓘ
precedes 1882 Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navigation between the United States and Korea ⓘ
result U.S. tactical victory ⓘ
limited diplomatic contact established ⓘ
no formal trade treaty achieved ⓘ
startTime 1871-05 ⓘ
UScasualties 10 wounded ⓘ
3 killed ⓘ
usedForceType amphibious landing ⓘ
marines and sailors as landing force ⓘ
naval gunfire ⓘ

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Ganghwa Island → wasSiteOf → 1871 United States expedition to Korea ⓘ
Ganghwa County → siteOf → Byeonginyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea, 1871) ⓘ
linked to: 1871 United States expedition to Korea
1866 French campaign against Korea → followedBy → 1871 United States expedition to Korea ⓘ
1871 United States expedition to Korea → alsoKnownAs → US expedition to Korea ⓘ
linked to: 1871 United States expedition to Korea
Heungseon Daewongun → notableEvent → United States expedition to Korea (1871) ⓘ
linked to: 1871 United States expedition to Korea