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