First Chōshū expedition

First Chōshū expedition; 第一次長州征討
	Part of Bakumatsu conflicts
Date	September–November 1864
Location	Western Japan
Result	Nominal Shogunate victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate; Aizu Domain; Satsuma Domain;	Chōshū Domain; Sonnō jōi rōnin force;
Commanders and leaders
Tokugawa Yoshikatsu	Mōri Takachika
Strength
About 15,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	Death penalty for the rebel leaders responsible for the Kinmon Incident

The First Chōshū expedition (Japanese: 第一次長州征討) was a punitive military expedition by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Chōshū Domain in September–November 1864. The expedition was in retaliation for Chōshū's role in the attack on the Kyoto Imperial Palace during the Kinmon incident in August 1864. The expedition ended in a nominal victory for the shogunate after a deal negotiated by Saigō Takamori allowed Chōshū to hand over the ringleaders of the Kinmon incident.

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