It was usually performed by certain high ranking Japanese Officials and when they suffered a Major blunder in the war, or something that was considered MAJORLY unhonorable, and that's the key here, honor. Honor was HUGE in Japan, your family would consider you worthless if you didn't have honor, so doing something like losing a battle and surrendering were considered cowardly, so to maintain their honor and avoid capture they would commit Seppuku
The British won the battle of Baltimore and Fort McHenry.
Both tried to limit power and gave people certain rights.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter<span> was the first military action of the American Civil War. Following the surrender, Northerners rallied behind </span>Lincoln's<span> call for all states to send troops to recapture the </span>forts<span> and preserve the Union.</span>