United States expedition to Korea

Korean Expedition

The captured Sujagi aboard USS Colorado in June 1871
Date1 June – 3 July 1871
(1 month and 2 days)
Location37°42′00″N 126°26′00″E / 37.7000°N 126.4333°E / 37.7000; 126.4333
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States  Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 650 men
  • 1 frigate
  • 2 sloops-of-war
  • 2 gunboats
  • 800 men
  • 40 artillery pieces
  • 6 forts
  • 4 shore batteries
Casualties and losses
  • 3 killed
  • 10 wounded
  • 1 gunboat damaged
  • 243 killed (American estimate)[1]
  • ~350 killed (Korean estimate, likely including suicide)[1]
  • 20 captured (later released)
  • 40 artillery pieces captured
  • 5 forts destroyed
  • 1 fort damaged
  • 4 shore batteries destroyed
United States expedition to Korea
Hangul
신미양요
Hanja
辛未洋擾
Revised RomanizationSinmiyangyo
McCune–ReischauerSinmiyangyo

The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo (Korean신미양요; Hanja辛未洋擾; lit. Western Disturbance in the Shinmi Year) or simply the Korean Expedition, was an American military action in Korea that took place predominantly on and around Ganghwa Island in 1891.


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