Shimonoseki campaign
July 20, 1863 – September 6, 1864 · Kanmon Straits
Result Allied victory
Western naval forces fought the Chōshū domain after it fired on foreign ships in the Shimonoseki Strait. Allied fleets destroyed the Chōshū batteries, and Japan paid an indemnity.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Chōshū Domain
Other
Before and after
- Followed from
- Battle of Shimonoseki Straits July 16, 1863