His firsthand account of the Japanese Satsuma Rebellion published in 1879 gives the most detailed descriptions of the military campaigns of the rebellion .
Augustus Henry Mounsey ( 27 August 1834 -- 10 April 1882 ) was a British diplomat .
Augustus Henry Mounsey 's firsthand account of the Japanese Satsuma Rebellion published in 1879 gives the most detailed descriptions of the military campaigns of the rebellion .
Augustus Henry Mounsey ( 27 August 1834 -- 10 April 1882 ) was a British diplomat .