Timeline Monday 20 July 1846

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Monday 20 July 1846

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Events on Monday 20 July 1846 1

1846 Biddle expedition to Edo Bay US warships fail to open trade with Japan Commodore James Biddle anchored two US warships off Uraga and asked for a trade treaty with Japan. The shogunate refused and Biddle left peacefully, seven years before Perry's expedition.

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