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Historic site No.225 (624,Choji-ri,Kilsang-myon,Kanghwa-gun)
This fortress was built in 1656, the seventh year of King Hyojong(r.1649-59)
of the Choson Dynasty, to defend against invasions from the sea.
It was erected in 1656 to prevent invasion of enemies from the sea.
In October 1866 it saw action against the French Asiatic Squardron
commanded by Admiral Roze which came to Korea to retaliate for the
killing of nine French Catholic missionaries. The fort was also
the site of a fierce battle with America's Asian Fleet which sailed
into Korean waters in 1871 in an attempt to open Korean ports to
American trade and in August 1875 the fort saw action with a Japanese
Battleship,Unyang-ho,which intruded into Korean waters. Especially
the invasion by Unyang-ho of Japan opened the door of Japanese colonization
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