United States expedition to Korea (1871)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_expedition_to_Korea_(1871)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shinmiyangyo
gptkbp:awards 15 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. servicemen
gptkbp:casualties Korea: 243 killed, 20 captured
United States: 3 killed, 10 wounded
gptkbp:cause gptkb:General_Sherman_incident
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Joseon_Dynasty
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Rodgers
gptkb:Eo_Jae-yeon
gptkb:Schley_Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:endDate 1871-07-03
gptkbp:historicalName 19th-century Western imperialism in East Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States expedition to Korea (1871)
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:USS_Alaska
gptkb:USS_Benicia
gptkb:USS_Colorado
gptkb:USS_Palos
gptkb:USS_Monocacy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Ganghwa_Island
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Korean–American_relations
gptkbp:purpose to secure a trade treaty
to investigate the fate of the General Sherman crew
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:General_Sherman_incident
Korean resistance to foreign intervention
gptkbp:result Korean victory
gptkbp:significance first American military action in Korea
gptkbp:startDate 1871-05-16
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ganghwa_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5