Bombardment of Kagoshima
The Bombardment of Kagoshima, also known as the Anglo-Satsuma War (薩英戦争, Satsu-Ei Sensō), 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, when a Royal Navy fleet commanded by Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper was fired on from Satsuma coastal batteries near Kagoshima. The British responded by bombarding the city in retaliation, but were unable to gain a conclusive victory and retreated two days later. The Satsuma declared victory and after negotiations fulfilled some British demands for the Namamugi Incident.
| Bombardment of Kagoshima | |||||||
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| Part of the Bakumatsu | |||||||
Bird's-eye view of the bombardment of Kagoshima by the Royal Navy, August 15, 1863. Le Monde Illustré. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Satsuma Domain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Augustus Kuper | Shimazu Hisamitsu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7 warships | 1 coastal battery | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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13 killed 59 wounded 3 warships damaged |
5 killed 3 merchant ships destroyed | ||||||
| 5 junks destroyed | |||||||
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