Bombardment of the Selee River Forts

The Battle of Ganghwa was fought during the 1871 United States expedition to Korea, a conflict between Joseon and the United States. In May of that year, five Asiatic Squadron warships set sail from Japan to ascertain what happened to the crew of the SS General Sherman as well as to establish a trade treaty with the Hermit Kingdom similar to the one Commodore Perry had pressured Japan into adopting in the early 1850s. When American forces arrived in Korea, the originally peaceful mission turned into a battle when guns from a Korean fort suddenly opened fire on the Americans. The battle to capture Ganghwa Island's forts was the largest engagement of the conflict.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Wolmi-Do	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1592	Battle of Imjin River	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	French campaign against Korea	Joseon, Second French Empire, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1871	Bombardment of the Selee River Forts	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1871	Battle of Ganghwa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1875	Ganghwa Island incident	naval battle, show of force	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1951	Operation Thunderbolt	United States, United Kingdom, battle, military operation	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-1010	tank landing ship, LST-542-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
site	fort		Bunori Dondae	dondae, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Ganghwa Gapgotdon	dondae, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Ganghwa Jeonseong	cultural heritage, ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Ganghwa Samrangseong	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Gimpo Munsusanseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Gimpo Suansanseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Gyeryong Dondae	dondae, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Huaedondae	dondae, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Paju Odusanseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1679	Samam Dondae	dondae, cultural heritage	Wikidata