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Name: French campaign against Korea (1866)

Type: Event

Start: 1866 AD

End: 1866 AD

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Was an 1866 punitive expedition undertaken by the Second French Empire against Joseon Korea in retaliation for the execution of seven French Catholic missionaries.

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  • November 1866: With winter approaching and the Korean forces growing stronger, the French evacuated Ganghwa Island.
  • October 1866: In 1866, a group of 170 French Naval Fusiliers, led by Admiral Roze, landed on Ganghwa Island in Korea. They seized the fortress controlling the Han River and occupied the city of Ganghwa.

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