British naval units bombard and largely destroy the Japanese city of Kagoshima on the island of Kyushu

British naval units sailed from Yokohama to the port of Kagoshima on Kyushu to demand reparations for earlier depredations in the region controlled by the anti-western Prince of Satsuma .  When fired upon, the British answered with a full scale bombardment of the city and vessels in the harbor.  Casualties were light but Kagoshima suffered extensive material damage and the Satsuma clan eventually gave up its anti-Westernism. (By John Osborne)