A squadron consisting of nine British (Euryalus,…
August 1864 CE
A squadron consisting of nine British (Euryalus, Conqueror, Tartar, Leopard, Barrosa, Perseus, Argus, Coquette, and Bouncer), four Dutch (Amsterdam, Medusa, Metalen-Kruis, and D'Jambi), and three French warships (Tancrède, Sémiramis, and Dupleix), together with two thousand soldiers, marines and sailors, all under the command of Admiral Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper of the Royal Navy, steam out of Yokohama to open Shimonoseki Strait on August 17, 1864.
The U.S. chartered steamer Takiang accompanies the operation in a token show of support.