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The bombarment by the Royal Navy of the harbour of Kagoshima, Japan, 1863. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
The bombarment by the Royal Navy of the harbour of Kagoshima, Japan, 1863. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
The bombarment by the Royal Navy of the harbour of Kagoshima, Japan, 1863. The British subjected the city of Kagoshima to a naval bombardment in August 1863 after the government of the province of Satsuma refused to apologise or pay compensation after the murder the previous year of Charles Richardson, a British merchant. The city suffered considerable damage, but only 5 fatalities, the population having been evacuated in anticipation of the British attack. 13 British sailors were killed by fire from forts on the shore, including Captain Josling and Commander Wilmot of the flagship, HMS Euralyus, who were both decapitated by the same cannonball. A print from The Illustrated London News, 7th November 1863.
Credit:
Album / The Print Collector / Heritage Images
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Image size:
4974 x 3523 px | 50.1 MB
Print size:
42.1 x 29.8 cm | 16.6 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • ANGLO-SATSUMA WAR • BATTLE PLAN • BATTLE • BATTLE, NAVAL • BATTLESHIP • BAY • BOMBARDE (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT) • BOMBARDEMENT • BOMBARDMENT • BOMBER • BOMBING • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CAMPAIGN PLAN • CENTURY • CHARLES LENNOX RICHARDSON • CHARLES RICHARDSON • CHARLES • COAST • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • ENGRAVING • GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY • HARBOUR • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KAGOSHIMA • KAGOSIMA BAY • KYUSHU • LOCATION • MAP • METAPHOR • NAVAL BATTLE • NAVAL WAR • NAVAL WARFARE • NAVY • NINETEENTH CENTURY • RICHARDSON • ROYAL NAVY • SEA BATTLE • SHIP • SHIPS • SHORE • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • WAR AT SEA • WAR • WARFARE • WARS • WARSHIP • WATER TRANSPORT
