The Storming of Ganghwa City in 1866

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The Storming of Ganghwa City in 1866


You can read more about the war, as well as other early contacts between the West and Korea in "Brief Encounters."

On October 16, 1866, a large French military expedition attacked Ganghwa city. The attack was relatively unchallenged ― only a few shots fired resulting in the deaths of a handful of Korean defenders.

The French soldiers and marines, using axes, chopped the gate down and rushed into the deserted city. Almost immediately, the French began to loot the city.

At the government armory "they found weapons galore, bows and arrows in very large numbers, iron swords that bend without breaking, helmets, breastplates of beautiful workmanship but excessively burdensome, about eighty copper and iron cannon of various calibers, but in poor condition, a considerable amount of matchlock guns of all sizes."

French soldiers at the governor's residence.
Read more at: http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=275548

I wonder if they are publishing this in installments.