The final battle of Shimonoseki straits, 1864
Two views of the battle of Shimonoseki, where British, French, American and Dutch forces fought against the Japanese for control of the Shimonoseki straits, off the coast of Japan. The first image shows action on 5th September 1864, and the lower one the red battery opening fire on the corvettes on September 6th
Picture No
10609779
Media ID
46686975
Size
5000px x 3534px
(4.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Sketches by special artist C. Wirgman in The Illustrated London News 1864, November 19th, page 505
Date
September 5–6 1864
