French expedition to Korea

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:French_campaign_against_Korea
gptkb:Byeong-in_Yangyo
gptkbp:casualties French: 3 killed, 35 wounded
Korean: unknown, estimated 35-200 killed
gptkbp:cause execution of French Catholic missionaries in Korea
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Joseon_Dynasty
gptkb:Second_French_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Pierre-Gustave_Roze
gptkb:General_Yang_Heon-su
gptkbp:date 1866
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French expedition to Korea
gptkbp:legacy increased Korean isolationism
influenced later Western interventions in Korea
gptkbp:location gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Ganghwa_Island
gptkbp:objective force Korea to open to foreign relations
punish Korea for execution of French missionaries
gptkbp:partOf 19th-century Western military expeditions in East Asia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_expedition_to_Korea
gptkb:General_Sherman_incident
Korean persecution of Catholics
gptkbp:result French withdrawal
Korean victory
French forces withdrew after two weeks
French forces captured and looted several Korean forts
gptkbp:significance first military contact between Korea and a Western power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_campaign_against_Korea_(1866)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6