- The
Sujagi is a flag with the
hanja 帥,
pronounced su in Korean, that
denotes a
commanding general. The
whole term
literally means, "Commanding general...
- McKee. The flag of the
Korean commander,
General Eo Jae-yŏn,
called the "
Sujagi" by Koreans, was
captured by
Corporal Charles Brown of Colorado's guard...
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posthumously appointed the
Minister of War.
During the war, Eo Jae-yeon's flag, '
Sujagi' was
taken by the
American Squadron. On May 16, 1871, five U.S. warships...
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Sujagi of Eo Jae-yeon,
captured in 1871...
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other side of
Ganghwa Straits.
Corporal Charles Brown captured a
large sujagi, and
received the
Medal of
Honor for
doing so.
Under heavy fire, Carpenter...
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Charles Brown Aboard USS
Colorado in 1871 with a
sujagi: (right to left) Cpl
Charles Brown, Pvt Hugh Purvis,
possibly Cyrus Hayden.
Photograph by Felice...
- The
captured Sujagi aboard USS
Colorado in June 1871...
- Jae-yeon As one of the
military flags of the
Joseon Dynasty, it is
called Sujagi (帥字旗) or Sugi (帥旗).
During the
Joseon Dynasty, it was hung as a mark of...
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Cyrus Freeman Hayden aboard USS Colorado in 1871 with a
sujagi: (right to left) Cpl
Charles Brown, Pvt Hugh Purvis,
possibly Cyrus Hayden.
Photograph by...
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Marines of the
Asiatic Squadron with the
captured Sujagi during the 1871
Korean Expedition. The flag was not
returned to
Korea until 2007....
