Today in 1871, 153 years ago: Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
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#TodayILearned The Korean War (or Conflict) was not the first time the United States had gotten into hostilities with Korea, with previous battles happening in the 1866 and 1871...👀 😩
See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_incident
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_expedition_to_Korea
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