Ganghwa Island incident

Battle of Ganghwa
Japanese marines landing from the Un'yō at Yeongjong Island which is near Ganghwa.
Date September 20, 1875 Location Ganghwa Island, Korea (now Ganghwa Island, South Korea) Result Japanese victory Severe damage inflicted on Korean defenses.
Belligerents
Japan	Korea
Commanders and leaders
Inoue Yoshika	Commander Lee Min-deok
Strength
Land: 22 sailors and marines Sea: 1 gunboat	Land: 500 infantry Artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
1 killed 1 wounded	35 killed[1] 16 captured 36 artillery piece and small cannon captured 1 fort destroyed

The Ganghwa Island incident or the Japanese Battle of Ganghwa (Korean: 운요호 사건 [雲揚號事件] Unyo-ho sageon meaning "Un'yō incident"; Japanese: 江華島事件 Kōka-tō jiken) was an armed clash between the Joseon dynasty of Korea and Japan which occurred in the vicinity of Ganghwa Island on September 20, 1875.