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The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo (Korean: 신미양요; Hanja: 辛未洋擾; lit. Western Disturbance in the Shinmi Year ) or simply the Korean Expedition , was an American military action in Korea that took place predominantly on and around Ganghwa Island in 1871.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
US-allied victory - The American Revolution started as a civil war within the British Empire. [nb 1] It became a larger international war in 1778 once France joined. [nb 2] Treaty of Paris (1783) Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America and the Thirteen Colonies. President of the Continental Congress in American ...
War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s). (Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)
The American military expeditionary force arrived to support an American diplomatic delegation sent to establish trade and diplomatic relations with Korea, to ascertain the fate of the General Sherman merchant ship, and to establish a treaty assuring aid for shipwrecked sailors. The conservative nature of the Joseon government and the ...
The African-American colony of Liberia declares its independence as the Republic of Liberia. Monrovia is the capital. 1848: 2 February: The Mexican–American War ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by which the United Mexican States cedes all of its northernmost territories to the United States of America. 24 February
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Liberation of Korea American Marines climbing a sea wall in Incheon during a decisive moment in the timeline of the Korean War At the Cairo Conference on November 22, 1943, the US, UK, and China agreed that "in due course Korea shall become free and independent"; [ 253 ] [ 254 ] at a later meeting in Yalta in February 1945, the Allies agreed to ...