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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 is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. [citation needed] These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
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.
The United States expedition to Korea in 1871, also known as Sinmiyangyo (신미양요, Western Disturbance of the Sinmi Year), was the first American military action in Korea. It, too, took place predominantly on and around Ganghwa Island.
By the end of World War II, an estimated 100,000–200,000 Korean women would be forced into sexual slavery by Imperial Japan. 1934: The Chinese Kuomintang assists in training 92 Korean guerrilla fighters in the 17th Army Officer Training Class of the 4th Battalion ( 제2총대 제4대대 육군군관훈련반 제17대 ) in Luoyang .
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The American colonies occupy Nassau from the British during the American Revolutionary War. 17 March: The American colonies abandon Nassau, returning control to the British during the American Revolutionary War. 4 May: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations declares its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Providence ...
One Asian American received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean War. This went to Japanese American Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura of the 7th Infantry Regiment; [174] the awarding of the medal was initially made in secret, as at the time Miyamura was being held by North Koreans as a prisoner of war. [175]