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      • The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo (Korean : 신미양요; 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 1871.
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  2. The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo ( Korean : 신미양요; 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 1871.

  3. On August 16, 1866 a mysterious ship appeared off the western Korean coast and began to steam up the Taedong River. Korea, then called Choson, had adopted a policy of strict isolation from the outside world, so foreign ship sightings were a rare occurrence. The “Hermit Kingdom” was virtually unknown to the West and preferred it that way.

  4. In October 1866, the French invaded Kanghwa Island , in retaliation for the executions, with about 500-1,000 troops. The Koreans call this the Pyǒnginyangyo (병인양요: 丙寅洋擾), or the Western Disturbance in thePyǒngin (1866) Year [Eckert, et al termed it the “French Disturbance of 1866”].

  5. The United States expedition to Korea in 1871, which came to be known in Korea as Sinmiyangyo (Korean: 신미양요 , Western Disturbance of the Year Sinmi) started out as a diplomatic mission.

  6. There have been many articles about the 1871 action (called “Shimiyangyo” in Korean; literally, the “1871 Western Disturbance”) written and published in several different periodicals over the years, but they almost always just rehashed information from the officers’ reports.

  7. Aug 15, 2022 · The United States expedition to Korea, known by the Koreans as the Shinmiyangyo (신미양요: 辛未洋擾, lit. "Western Disturbance in the Shinmi (1871) Year") or simply the Korean Expedition, in 1871, was the first American military action in Korea.

  8. Jun 10, 2013 · Koreans call the fighting on Ganghwa-do "Shinmiyangyo," which literally means “Western Disturbance in the Shinmi Year.” The American victory marked the first time that the stars and stripes ...

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