Second Chōshū expedition
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The Second Chōshū expedition (Japanese: 第二次長州征討), also called the Summer War,[1] was a punitive expedition led by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Chōshū Domain. It followed the First Chōshū expedition of 1864.
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Second Chōshū expedition 第二次長州征討 | |||||||
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Part of Bakumatsu Conflicts | |||||||
Operations map of the Second Chōshū expedition. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chōshū Domain | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,500–4,000 | 100,000–150,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
261 killed | significant |
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