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naval engagement, notable, nineteenth century

Ganghwa Island incident

Ganghwa Island incident was a naval engagement fought on 20 September 1875 at Ganghwa Island, in what is now South Korea. It was part of history of Japan–Korea relations. The recorded result: Japanese victory; Treaty of Ganghwa. Recorded strength: Land: 22 sailors and marines; Sea: 1 gunboat against Land: 500 infantry; Artillery pieces.

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A depiction of the Ganghwa Island incident, an armed encounter between the Joseon Dynasty of Korea and Japan in the vicinity of Ganghwa Island, showing Japanese marines from the gunboat Un'yō landing
A depiction of the Ganghwa Island incident, an armed encounter between the Joseon Dynasty of Korea and Japan in the vicinity of Ganghwa Island, showing Japanese marines from the gunboat Un'yō landing . Unknown authorUnknown author., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 September 1875
WhereGanghwa Island, South Korea37.730N, 126.498E
OutcomeJapanese victory; Treaty of Ganghwa
BelligerentsEmpire of Japanagainst25px Korea
Part ofhistory of Japan–Korea relations

Record

Date20 September 1875
PlaceGanghwa Island, South Korea
37.730N, 126.498E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
StrengthLand: 22 sailors and marines; Sea: 1 gunboatLand: 500 infantry; Artillery pieces
Casualties and losses1 killed; 1 wounded35 killed; 16 captured; 36 artillery piece and small cannon captured; 1 fort destroyed
Commanders
  • Inoue Yoshika
Ganghwa Island incidentGanghwa Island incidentBattle of Imjin RiverOperation ThunderboltBattle of InchonBattle of Bunker HillBattle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder CityOperation ThunderboltBattle of InchonBattle of Bunker HillNampoSuwonHaejuOngjinPyongsanCheongjuAnsanWonju100 km37.730N, 126.498E
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Ganghwa Island incident is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q496905, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Ganghwa Island incident, revision 1370620686, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.