Shimonoseki campaign (jul 20, 1863 – sep 6, 1864)
Description:
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan -The Shimonoseki campaign refers to a series of military engagements in 1863 and 1864, fought to control the Shimonoseki Straits of Japan by joint naval forces from Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, against the Japanese feudal domain of Chōshū, which took place off and on the coast of Shimonoseki, Japan.
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Date:
jul 20, 1863
sep 6, 1864
~ 1 years