General Sherman incident

The General Sherman incident was the destruction in 1866 of the American merchant ship SS General Sherman in the Taedong River during an unsuccessful and illegal attempt by the ship's crew to open up trade with the isolationist Joseon dynasty of Korea. With the rapid increase in Western imperialism in Asia during the 19th century, Asian nations came under increasing pressure to end their isolationist policies. Despite China and Japan being forcibly opened to foreign trade by Western powers, Korea maintained its isolationism.

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1866  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Park Gyu-su, Joseon, 

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Location: 38.6861, 125.2642, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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GRIFFIS(1897) p393 Map Illustrating the General Sherman Affair

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) 01

433 of 'Corea, the Hermit Nation ... Third edition, revised and enlarged, with additional chapter on Corea in 1888' (11293518686)

437 of 'Corea, the Hermit Nation ... Sixth edition ... enlarged. With an additional chapter on Corea in 1897 (and a map)' (11296414956)

Korean battle flags seized by US Navy

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	fort		Hwangryong Fortress	cultural heritage, historic site, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		GRIFFIS(1897) p393 Map Illustrating the General Sherman Affair		Commons
commons	image		USS Pueblo (AGER-2) 01		Commons
commons	image		433 of 'Corea, the Hermit Nation ... Third edition, revised and enlarged, with additional chapter on Corea in 1888' (11293518686)		Commons
commons	image		437 of 'Corea, the Hermit Nation ... Sixth edition ... enlarged. With an additional chapter on Corea in 1897 (and a map)' (11296414956)		Commons
commons	image		Korean battle flags seized by US Navy		Commons