Modern era · 1866
General Sherman incident
The General Sherman incident (Korean: 제너럴셔먼호 사건) was the destruction in 1866 of the American merchant ship SS General Sherman in the Taedong River during an unsuccessful and illegal attempt by the ship's crew to open up trade with the isolationist Joseon dynasty of Korea.
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- When
- 5 Sept 1866
- Where
- Taedong River
- Era
- Modern
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