Bombardment of Kagoshima

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Bombardment of Kagoshima
Part of the Bakumatsu
Bird's-eye view of the bombardment of Kagoshima by the Royal Navy, August 15, 1863. Le Monde Illustré.
Date 15–17 August 1863 (2 days) Location Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Satsuma Domain
Commanders and leaders
Augustus Kuper	Shimazu Hisamitsu
Strength
7 warships	1 coastal battery
Casualties and losses
13 killed 59 wounded 3 warships damaged	5 killed 3 merchant ships destroyed[1][2]
5 junks destroyed

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.

The engagement began when a Royal Navy fleet commanded by Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper was fired on from Satsuma coastal batteries near Kagoshima. The British retaliated by bombarding the city, but were unable to gain a conclusive victory and retreated two days later. The Satsuma declared victory and, after negotiations, fulfilled some British demands regarding the Namamugi incident.