The Failed Attack on Cho-shu and the Weakening Tokugawa Shogunate

This chapter details the disorganized and unsuccessful attempt by the shogun's forces to attack Cho-shu in 1866, with Sakamoto Ryoma playing a crucial role in the defense using an armed steamship. The defeat marked a significant decline in the authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate and sparked further defiance from feudal domains.