tried to get between the regent's litter and his bodyguards. Per Reichert, just before the incident, after Mrs Borradaile, concerned by signs of hostility from the retinue, begged him not to provoke them, Richardson allegedly said, "I have lived for fourteen years in China. I know how to manage these people." (per Denney, this must have been "four years", as fourteen was not possible) Richardson's uncle was reportedly not surprised about his nephew's demise and blamed him for being reckless and stubborn. Frederick Wright-Bruce, the British envoy to China, remembered Richardson as an "arrogant adventurer". See also Namamugi Incident Anglo-Satsuma War Anglo-Japanese relations Sakoku List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868 References Notes General references Satow, Ernest. A Diplomat in Japan, Tuttle (1921). Rennie, David. The British Arms in North China and Japan. Adamant Media Corporation. (2001 reprint of 1864 edition) Denney, John. Respect and Consideration: Britain in Japan 1853–1868 and Beyond. Radiance Press (2011). Further reading De Lange, William. The Namamugi Incident: The Murder that Sparked a War, Toyo Press (2020). External links British expatriates in China 1834 births 1862 deaths People murdered in Japan Merchants from London English people murdered abroad English murder victims Deaths by stabbing in Japan 19th-century English businesspeople