Bombardment of Kagoshima

When

15 Aug 1863 – 17 Aug 1863

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.60° N, 130.55° E

Description

1863 battle between Britain and the Satsuma Domain

1863 naval battle between Britain and the Satsuma Domain of Japan

The Bombardment of Kagoshima, also known as the Anglo-Satsuma War , was a military engagement fought between Britain and the Satsuma Domain in Kagoshima from 15 to 17 August 1863. The British were attempting to extract compensation and legal justice from daimyo Shimazu Tadayoshi for the 1862 Namamugi incident.

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