Battle of Ganghwa

The Battle of Ganghwa was fought during the conflict between Joseon and the United States in 1871. In May, an expedition of five Asiatic Squadron warships set sail from Japan to Korea in order to find out 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. 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.

This article is about the American intervention in Korea in 1871. For the French military expedition in 1866, see French campaign against Korea. For the Japanese intervention in 1875, see Ganghwa Island incident.
Battle of Ganghwa
Part of the Korean Expedition

A map of the Corean Forts, Unknown author
DateJune 10–11, 1871
Location
Ganghwa Island
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States Joseon
Commanders and leaders
John Rodgers
Winfield Schley		 Eo Jae-yeon †
Eo Jae-sun †
Strength
651 troops
6 howitzers
1 frigate
2 sloops-of-war
2 gunboats		 300 troops
40 artillery pieces
6 forts
4 shore batteries
Casualties and losses
3 killed
10 wounded
1 gunboat damaged		 243 killed
20 captured (later released)
40 artillery pieces captured
5 forts destroyed
1 fort damaged
4 shore batteries destroyed
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