Bombardment of the Selee River Forts
| Bombardment of the Selee River Forts |
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| Part of the United States expedition to Korea |
| Date | June 1, 1871 |
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| Location | Ganghwa Island, Yellow Sea, Joseon
Modern day: Ganghwa Island, Yellow Sea, South Korea |
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| Result |
American victory;
Beginning of the Battle of Gangwha |
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| Belligerents |
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 United States |
.svg.png) Joseon Dynasty |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
| Strength |
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2 gunboats |
Unknown |
| Casualties and losses |
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2 wounded
1 gunboat damaged |
2 forts damaged |
19th century foreign interventions in Korea |
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The Bombardment of the Selee River Forts, or the Bombardment of Ganghwa, was the result of a Korean attack on two United States Navy warships supporting the Korean Expedition in 1871. The incident broke down relations between Korea and the United States diplomatic expedition sent to establish trade agreements with the Joseon monarchy. The Battle of Gangwha was fought as a punitive action against the Korean batteries which had attacked USS Palos.
See also
References
- Nahm, Andrew C. (1996). Korea: A history of the Korean people (2nd ed.). Seoul: Hollym. ISBN 1-56591-070-2.
- Gordon H. Chang, "Whose "Barbarism"? Whose "Treachery"? Race and Civilization in the Unknown United States-Korea War of 1871," Journal of American History, Vol. 89, No. 4 (Mar., 2003), pp. 1331–1365 in JSTOR