*[[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai. | *[[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai. |