=== French intervention (August 1863) ===On the heels of McDougal's engagement, two weeks later a French landing force of two warships, the "Tancrède" and the "Dupleix", and 250 men under Captain Benjamin Jaurès swept into Shimonoseki and destroyed a small town, together with at least one artillery emplacement.
=== Bombardamento inglese di Kagoshima (agosto 1863) ===Nell'Agosto del 1863, avvenne il Bombardamento di Kagoshima, in risposta per l'incidente Namamugi e l'omicidio del commerciante inglese Richardson.