The Ghost of Namamugi: Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War

By Robert Sg Fletcher

Book Overview

In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041188005
• ISBN13: 9781041188001
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages