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  2. French expedition to Korea - Wikipedia

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    The books seized by the French at Ganghwa, some 297 volumes of Uigwe, royal court protocols of Korea's last ruling monarchy, the Joseon dynasty, dating from between the 14th and 19th centuries, went on to become the core of the Korea collection in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. [17]

  3. Timeline of Korean history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Korean history. Early history. 8000 BC: Beginning of the ... The French conduct a punitive campaign in Korea, ...

  4. French people in Korea - Wikipedia

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    French people began coming to Korea as early as the seventeenth century, when French Catholic missionaries first came to the country. [2] However, most missionaries came after the 1886 establishment of relations between France and the Joseon dynasty; the treaty signed between the two countries gave French missionaries the right to evangelise in Korea.

  5. History of Korea - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. History of the Joseon dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The French campaign against Korea in 1866 is also known as Byeonginyangyo (λ³‘μΈμ–‘μš”, Western Disturbance of the Byeong-in Year). It refers to the French occupation of Ganghwa Island in retaliation for the execution of French Jesuit priests proselytizing illicitly in Korea. The campaign, which lasted nearly six weeks, was the first armed ...

  7. List of wars involving France - Wikipedia

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    French campaign against Korea (1866) Location: Korea. France: Korea: French defeat French withdrawal, Korea reaffirms its isolationism; Garibaldi's expedition to Rome (1867) Location: Rome. France Papal States Italian volunteers Franco-Papal Victory Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) Location: France. France: North German Confederation Kingdom of ...

  8. History of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Korean War, Naval History & Heritage Command; Hidden Korea, PBS; Korea: case history of a pawn Archived 8 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The United States Army Center of Military History; The Korea Society Podcast: History of Korea Part 1&2 (in Korean) Institute of Historical Studies (in Korean) Museum of Modern History of Korea

  9. Battle of the Twin Tunnels - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Twin Tunnels (French: Bataille de Twin-Tunnels) took place during the Korean War. In which the UN forces inflicted heavy casualties on the People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The "Twin Tunnels" refer to a series of railroad tunnels along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.