Sinmiyangyo: The bloody US-Korea battle born of cultural misunderstanding
By Robert Neff Unsurprisingly, you have probably never heard of Bowline Tom, Bassilio, Fore Brace, Jib Sheet and Main Tack; they were the names given to five young shipwrecked Korean fishermen who were rescued by the American warship Colorado as it sailed to Nagasaki in May 1871. These fishermen ― the youngest was only 19 and the oldest was 22 ― were among the earliest Korean witnesses of the preparations leading up to Sinmiyangyo ― the brief conflict between the United States and Korea in June 1871. The American fleet arrived off the coast of Jemulpo (modern-day Incheon) on May 23 and ...
Source: koreatimes.co.kr