Ganghwa Island incident

This article is about the Japanese military expedition of 1875. For the American expedition of 1871, see Battle of Ganghwa.
Battle of Ganghwa

Japanese marines landing from the Un'yō at Yeongjong Island which is near Ganghwa.
DateSeptember 20, 1875
Location
Ganghwa Island, Korea
(now Ganghwa Island, South Korea)
37°43′50″N 126°29′54″E / 37.7305°N 126.4984°E / 37.7305; 126.4984
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 Japan Korea
Commanders and leaders
Inoue Yoshika Commander Lee Min-deok
Strength
Land:
22 sailors and marines
Sea:
1 gunboat		 Land:
500 infantry
Artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
1 killed
1 wounded		 35 killed[1]
16 captured
36 artillery piece and small cannon captured
1 fort destroyed

The Ganghwa Island incident or the Japanese Battle of Ganghwa (Korean: 운요호 사건 [雲揚號事件] Unyo-ho sageon meaning "Un'yō incident"; Japanese: 江華島事件 Kōka-tō jiken) was an armed clash between the Joseon dynasty of Korea and Japan which occurred in the vicinity of Ganghwa Island on September 20, 1875.

  1. ^ Duus 1998, p. 43.