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Bombardment of Kagoshima

Bombardment of Kagoshima was a battle fought on 15 August 1863 at Kagoshima, in what is now Japan; it lasted 2 days. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 7 warships against 1 coastal battery.

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Bombardment of Kagoshima. Source: "Le Monde Illustre", december 5th 1863. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6221111p.item The shelling of Kagoshima by the British Navy. Ships L-R: 1. HMS Racehors
Bombardment of Kagoshima. Source: "Le Monde Illustre", december 5th 1863. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6221111p.item The shelling of Kagoshima by the British Navy. Ships L-R: 1. HMS Racehors. E. Roevens after special artist and correspondent in Japan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 August 1863lasted 2 days
WhereKagoshima, Japan31.596N, 130.548E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstSatsuma Domain
Casualties and losses13 killedand5 killed

Record

Date15 August 1863
to 17 August 1863
PlaceKagoshima, Japan
31.596N, 130.548E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength7 warships1 coastal battery
Casualties and losses13 killed5 killed; 5 junks destroyed
Commanders
  • Augustus Kuper
  • Shimazu Hisamitsu
Bombardment of KagoshimaBombardment of KagoshimaBattle of ShiroyamaSiege of KagoshimaBattle of FusenonhaiSiege of Iwatsurugi CastleBattle of Ichiki Tsurumaru CastleSiege of Iwatsurugi CastleNagasakiMiyazakiKumamoto100 km31.596N, 130.548E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1587 and 1877.

Elsewhere in 1863

Bombardment of Kagoshima is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 604 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1352401, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Kagoshima, revision 1370605151, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.