French expedition to Korea
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The French Intervention to Korea was an 1866 punitive expedition undertaken by the Second French Empire against Joseon Korea in retaliation for the execution of seven French Catholic missionaries. The
French fleet in Ganghwa, Choseon
The regent Heungseon Daewongun.
Rear Admiral Roze was commander of the French Far Eastern Squadron.
Admiral Roze (centre) and a quarter of his sailors, on the frigate Guerrière. Circa 1865 photograph, during a visit in Nagasaki harbour.
Pierre-Henri Dorie
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Pierre Henri Dorie was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, who was martyred in Korea in 1866. His feast day is 7 March, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 K
Pierre Henri Dorie in 1864, before his departure for Korea
