GGHS 2019 Winter - Team 10

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Team

No.	Team Topic	Teacher	Role	Name (Korean)	No. of Students
10	Famous People and Historic Sites of Ganghwa (강화 유명인사 유적지)	Margarita KICHUKOVA	Leader	이하람	8
			Vice-Leader	고바하
				김하영
				박진현
				한지민
				김도희
				박제이
				황예진

Topic

• Famous People and Historic Sites of Ganghwa

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Yang Heon-soo

• the life story of Yang Heon-soo

1816 He was born in Yangpyeong. 
1848 He was admitted tothe military service examination
1859 He was also assigned to Kapsan of Hamgyeong-do
1865 He was appointed as governor of Jeju.
1866 He was appointed to Dongbu Seungbu. He has become a captain of     Jeongjoksanseong Fortress.
1866 French campaign against Korea  happened
1875 he was appointed as a the Minister of Justice
1884 he was appointed to the minister of Works.
1888 Death

• Achievement (related to Ganghwa)

General Yang Heon-soo and Lee Yong-hee of Sunmujunggun led soldiers with Lee Hyun-gyu of the central army to cross the Sondolmok of Gwangseongjin to keep the fortress. In 1866, French troops invaded Ganghwado Island. As a left-main commander, Yang headed about 500 soldiers and infiltrated Jeongjokmountain Fortress. Yang Heon-soo chose to hide behind the walls of the fortress because his weapon performance was lower than that of the French army in the range of the Joseon army's close firelock distance and the number of bullets, and then use the tactic of intensive fire when the French troops came to the castle. In other words, he fought a guerrilla war with the French Navy colonel Olivier.On November 7, 160 French marines led by Col. Olivier were shot to the brink of collapse by some 500 South Korean sailors who were trying to attack the fortress.He was appointed as the vice president of Hanseong, but he was appointed as Army Commander Hwanghae in 1869. The crushing defeat in the Battle of Jeongjok mountain fortress demoralized the French army, and in the end, Admiral Rose decided to withdraw. The crushing defeat in the Battle of Jeongjokmountain Fortress dampened the morale of the French troops, and in the end, Admiral Rose decided to withdraw. According to the records of Joseon, six French soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded. French records show three deaths and 35 others wounded.In 2013, Seoul City designated Yang Heon-soo diary as a cultural property. Thanks to Yang Heon-soo, the documents and books kept in Jeongjok Mountain's archive inside Jeongjokmountain Fortress were protected from looting. In 1871, when he was serving as a soldier, he conducted special tests for the selection of army Officer every year as a way to encourage the new system to strengthen his defense, and was given preferential treatment according to his grades, grain and cotton, and was appointed as a soldier for another year as such political achievements were recognized. The following year, he arrested and killed a group of pirates who were on the coast of Hwanghae.

Eo Jae Yeon

• the life story of Eo Jae Yeon

1823 He was born.
1841 He passed the military service examination and became an Gongchungdobyungmajerdosa (commander of army).
1866 Byeongin Yangyo broke up and defended at Gwangseongbo.
1871 During Byeongin Yangyo, he was recommended to Samgunboo (the government office in charge of military affairs) 
and dispatched to Sunmoo-young as a general.
1871 During Shin Mi Yangyo in Gwangseongbo, he was killed by a gunshot wound by James Doherty.
After his death, he was promoted to Byeongjopanseo Jisamgunbusa.
(Leader of Byeongjo, which was in charge of military affairs.)

• Achievement (related to Ganhwa)

Gwangseongbo

In 1618 in the 10th year of the Gwanghaegun of the Joseon Dynasty, it was renovated and installed Gwangseongbo in 1656. it’s Dondae was bulit in 1679. Dondae of Odu, Hwado, Gwangseong and Odujeong artillery unit was belonged to it. It was rebuilt as a complete stone fortress in 1745 and the gate was also installed. Gwangseongbo was the fiercest battle of the time. On April 24, 1871, when U.S. Rogers led a fleet of 1,230 troops to invade upon demand for commerce, after the landing force occupied Chojijin and Deokjinjin, they deploy hand-to-hand fight in Gwangseongbo.After this battle, Anhaeru, Gwangseongdon,Son Dolmok, Youngudon, and the tomb of General Eo Jae yeon who died in the war were all repaired and contructed on the site of the site purificatiion.Gwangseongbo is currently designated as Historic Site.

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References

• 인천광역시 문화유산 - 영문 해설문 포함 (한국학중앙연구원)