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The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡, Kanmon-kaikyō) or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main...

of military engagements in 1863 and 1864, fought to control the Shimonoseki Straits of Japan by joint naval forces from the United Kingdom, France, the...

The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits (Japanese:下関海戦, Shimonoseki Kaisen) was a naval engagement fought on July 16, 1863, by the United States Navy warship...

Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関市, Hepburn: Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023[update], the city had an estimated...

Taira no Tokiko took him and plunged with him into the water in the Shimonoseki Straits, drowning the child emperor rather than allowing him to be captured...

first-ever United States naval victory over Japan in the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits. The ship was laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in July 1858...

Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast. Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities...

operates between Shimonoseki at the western tip of Honshu and Busan (aka Pusan), South Korea. Another operates between Shimonoseki and Tsushima Island...

Pembroke, Wyoming boldly entered the Straits of Shimonoseki, and on July 16, 1863, in the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits engaged shore batteries and three...

later termed the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits. This led to a punitive action by Western powers, the Bombardment of Shimonoseki in which joint naval forces...

seven-year-old Emperor Antoku and leaped with him into the water in the Shimonoseki Straits, drowning the child emperor, rather than allowing him to be captured...

Japanese history between modern naval forces (after the 1863 Battle of Shimonoseki Straits). Enomoto Takeaki led the shogunal navy to victory at Awa, in one...

with fourteen crew dead or wounded. The USS Wyoming battling in the Shimonoseki Straits against the Choshu steam warships Daniel Webster (six guns), the...

Rebellion (1837) Tsushima Incident (1862) Battle of Shimonoseki Straits (1863) Battles for Shimonoseki (1863) Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863) Mito Rebellion...

panoramic views over the city and the Kanmon Straits. The address of the tower is 3-3-1 Buzenda-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, 750-0018 Buzenda (the most famous...

France–Japan relations Lesser preceding actions were the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits (1863) and Battle of Awa (1868). Hillsborough, Romulus (2005). Shinsengumi:...

Ecuadorian–Colombian War United States of Colombia  Ecuador 1863 1863 Battle of Shimonoseki Straits Part of the Japanese Civil War  United States Chōshū Domain 1863...

the Allied fleet proceeding to Japan to enforce the opening of the Shimonoseki straits in that country, in keeping with treaties already signed with Japan...

Kyoto, Japan Allegiance Chōshū Domain Battles/wars Battle of Shimonoseki Straits Shimonoseki Campaign Kinmon incident Spouse(s) Sugi Fumi ​ (m. 1857⁠–⁠1864)​...

interests in the country and fought in the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits during the Shimonoseki campaign against the Chōshū Domain, responding to the...