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14 August

The Emperor of Japan stays quiet about the Kyoto affair, neither confirming nor denying that he ordered the attack. This is taken as proof that the attack was indeed ordered - if Iemochi's leaked assertion was a lie then it would be a point of honour - by a substantial fraction of the populace.
Some consider this means Iemochi failed, while others consider that he did very well with the command he was given. The general sense is that the whole affair was probably something that should be chalked up to experience.

Alexander II of Russia issues a decree to the army, directing them to secure control of Lithuania and crush the resistance there before moving against Poland. This is a calculated move, and one which is intended to cut losses - recent battles have shown the Polish uprising taking on more of a national character and indeed by this point their army is becoming worryingly professional (while their artillery is becoming very dangerous indeed).
Lithuania, still at the level of scythes and elderly muskets rather than modern rifled small arms and artillery, is an easier prospect.

The 58th Foot is ambushed in South Carolina by a large group of militiamen and sharpshooters, assisted by one cannon concealed in a farmhouse. The ambush takes the 58th by surprise, and they lose a few dozen men killed and more wounded. Notably, the militia commander (a Charlestonian and quite a fire-eater) orders the retreat before the British regiment has fully recovered from the surprise; this is one reason the casualties on his side are as light as they are.
Also on this date, the Melbourne departs Charleston with a large number of passengers - mostly former slaves. This is part of a deliberate policy by Stopfort, partly enacted because otherwise his supply ships would be sailing home in ballast.

Napoleon III of France asks his advisors to look into the plausibility of a breech-loading rifle of similar capability to the British Snider, as (for now) a purely preventative measure.