Battle of Shimonoseki Straits

The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits was a naval engagement fought on July 16, 1863, by the United States Navy warship USS Wyoming against the powerful daimyō Mōri Takachika of the Chōshū clan based in Shimonoseki.

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1863  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, United States, Chōshū Domain, 

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Location: 33.9469, 130.9467, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1863-07-16T00:00:00Z

1863-07-16T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Shimonoseki Straits

1185-03-11T00:00:00Z

1185-03-11T00:00:00Z

1185 Battle of Ashiyaura

1185-05-02T00:00:00Z

1185-05-02T00:00:00Z

1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura

1561-01-01T00:00:00Z

1561-01-01T00:00:00Z

1561 Siege of Moji

1863-07-20T00:00:00Z

1864-09-06T00:00:00Z

1863 — 1864 Shimonoseki Campaign

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Kokura

1944-06-01T00:00:00Z

1945-08-08T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1945 Bombing of Yawata

1944-06-15T00:00:00Z

1944-06-16T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Yawata on June 1944

1945-06-29T00:00:00Z

1945-07-02T00:00:00Z

1945 Bombing of Shimonoseki

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WyomingSinkingLancefield

Mcdougal

16-gun Dutch warship Medusa

Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki tussen Kioe-Sjioe en Hondo (Japan), september 1864, SK-A-2725

De Nederlandse, Engelse, Franse en Amerikaanse eskaders in de Japanse wateren tijdens de expeditie onder leiding van de Franse commandant Constant Jaurès, september 1864, SK-A-2726

BattleOfShimonoseki2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1185	Battle of Ashiyaura	battle, Hōjō Yoshitoki, Shimokōbe Yukihira, Harada Tanenao, Shibuya Shigekuni	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1185	Battle of Dan-no-ura	Minamoto clan, Taira clan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1561	Siege of Moji	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Shimonoseki Straits	United States, Chōshū Domain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Shimonoseki Campaign	United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Second French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, military campaign, Chōshū Domain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Kokura	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Yawata	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Yawata on June 1944	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Bombing of Shimonoseki	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yanagi	destroyer, Momo-class destroyer	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works	shipyard	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery	war ruin, daiba, Chōshū Domain	Wikidata
site	castle	1602	Kokura Castle	umijiro, Japanese castle	Wikidata
commons	image		WyomingSinkingLancefield		Commons
commons	image		Mcdougal		Commons
commons	image		16-gun Dutch warship Medusa		Commons
commons	image		Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki tussen Kioe-Sjioe en Hondo (Japan), september 1864, SK-A-2725		Commons
commons	image		De Nederlandse, Engelse, Franse en Amerikaanse eskaders in de Japanse wateren tijdens de expeditie onder leiding van de Franse commandant Constant Jaurès, september 1864, SK-A-2726		Commons
commons	image		BattleOfShimonoseki2		Commons