General Sherman Incident
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| Locations | Taedong River |
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| Pyongyang | |
| Date | 9–24 July 1866 |
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| ID | 1398694 |
About General Sherman Incident
The General Sherman incident was the destruction of an armed U. S. Merchant Marine side-wheel steamer in Korea in 1866. It was an important catalyst to the end of Korean isolationism in the 19th century.
