Line 1: |
Line 1: |
− | * ''[[Bakufu]] supporters Vs. Meiji government'' | + | * ''[[Bakufu]] loyalists Vs. Imperial loyalists (Meiji government)'' |
| ** ''Period: [[1868]]-[[1869]]'' | | ** ''Period: [[1868]]-[[1869]]'' |
− | *''Japanese'': 戊辰戦争(Boshin Senso) | + | *''Japanese'': 戊辰戦争 (Boshin Sensou) |
| | | |
− | Boshin war is the civil war that the new Meiji government to mop-up Pro-[[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] power. | + | |
| + | The Boshin war was the civil war in which the new Meiji government finished off the last of the Pro-[[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] loyalists. |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Toba-Fushimi== | | ==Battle of Toba-Fushimi== |
| *''See also [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]'' | | *''See also [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]'' |
− | 1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-[[Choshu han|Choshu]] troops clashed at suburb of Kyoto. | + | 1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-[[Choshu han|Chôshû]] troops clashed in the suburbs of Kyoto. |
− | Satsuma-Choshu alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and they won real power of the new government. | + | The Satsuma-Chôshû alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and gained real power of the new government. |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma== | | ==Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma== |
− | * ''See also [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma]]'' | + | * ''See also [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma|Battle of Kôshû-Katsunuma]]'' |
− | [[1868]]/3, [[Bakufu]] sent the [[Koyo Chinbutai]]([[Shinsengumi]]) to [[Kofu castle]]. However the castle was occupied by the Imperial troops already. The Koyo Chinbutai was defeated in Katsunuma. | + | [[1868]]/3, [[Bakufu]] sent the [[Koyo Chinbutai|Kôyô Chinbutai]]([[Shinsengumi]]) to [[Kofu castle]]. However the castle was occupied by the Imperial troops already. The Kôyô Chinbutai was defeated in Katsunuma. |
| | | |
| + | [[Image:江戸開城談判.jpg|right|frame|Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishu]] |
| ==Surrender of Edo== | | ==Surrender of Edo== |
| 3/6 The Imperial troops planned to attack the [[Edo castle]] in 3/15. | | 3/6 The Imperial troops planned to attack the [[Edo castle]] in 3/15. |
− | Bakufu retainer [[Yamaoka Tesshu]] visited [[Saigo Takamori]] in Sunpu to negotiate the terms of capitulation. | + | Bakufu retainer [[Yamaoka Tesshu]] visited [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] in Sunpu to negotiate the terms of capitulation. |
| Saigo Takamori entered Edo in 3/13 and had a meeting with Army minister [[Katsu Kaishu]] to negotiate the surrender of the [[Edo castle]]. | | Saigo Takamori entered Edo in 3/13 and had a meeting with Army minister [[Katsu Kaishu]] to negotiate the surrender of the [[Edo castle]]. |
− | As the result, the Imperial troops entered Edo without blood in 4/11. | + | As the result, the Imperial troops entered Edo without blood in 4/11. That same day, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] left Edo and headed to Mito. |
− | Same day, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] left Edo and headed to Mito.
| + | |
| + | After taking the castle, Imperial forces moved a number of treasures and [[Tokugawa clan]] ancestral tablets from the Momijiyama archives within the castle grounds to a site in [[Ueno]].<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 40.</ref> |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Utsunomiya castle== | | ==Battle of Utsunomiya castle== |
Line 29: |
Line 32: |
| ==Battle of Ueno== | | ==Battle of Ueno== |
| * ''See also [[Battle of Ueno]]'' | | * ''See also [[Battle of Ueno]]'' |
− | 5/15, The Imperial troops and [[Shogitai]] clashed at [[Kanei-ji]] temple. | + | On 5/15, Imperial troops destroyed the [[Shogitai|Shôgitai]] at [[Kan'ei-ji]] temple. |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Hokuetsu== | | ==Battle of Hokuetsu== |
| * ''See also [[Battle of Hokuetsu]]'' | | * ''See also [[Battle of Hokuetsu]]'' |
− | After the negotiation between the Imperial troops and [[Nagaoka han]] was broke up, Nagaoka attacked the Imperial troops in Enoki pass. | + | After the negotiation between the Imperial troops and [[Nagaoka han]] was broken up, Nagaoka attacked the Imperial troops in Enoki pass. |
| But the [[Nagaoka castle]] fell in 7/29 and the battle ended. | | But the [[Nagaoka castle]] fell in 7/29 and the battle ended. |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Aizu== | | ==Battle of Aizu== |
| * ''See also [[Battle of Aizu]]'' | | * ''See also [[Battle of Aizu]]'' |
− | The battles over the [[Shirakwa castle]] took 3 months. The Imperial troops defeated Aizu at Bonari pass in 8/21, Aizu surrendered in 9/22. | + | The battles over [[Shirakawa castle]] took 3 months. The Imperial troops defeated Aizu at Bonari pass in 8/21, Aizu surrendered in 9/22. |
| | | |
| ==Battle of Hakodate== | | ==Battle of Hakodate== |
| + | * ''See also [[Battle of Hakodate]]'' |
| + | [[Enomoto Takeaki]] and former Bakufu retainers took Bakufu's fleet to Ezo, occupied [[Goryokaku|Goryôkaku]] fort in 10/26 and established the local government. |
| + | They attempted the Naval Battle of Miyako Bay but it was failed. |
| + | 1869/4/9 the imperial troops landed Otobe, 5/18 former Bakufu troops surrendered. |
| | | |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | *''Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso''(幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken | + | *''Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso'' (幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken |
| + | <references/> |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | <center> |
| + | <table style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 250px; border: #900000 solid 1px"> |
| + | <tr><td> |
| + | {{Battles |
| + | |name=[[Boshin War]] |
| + | |battles= |
| + | [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi|Toba-Fushimi]] - [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma|Koshu-Katsunuma]] - [[Battle of Utsunomiya castle|Utsunomiya castle]] - [[Battle of Ueno|Ueno]] - [[Battle of Hokuetsu|Hokuetsu]] - [[Battle of Aizu|Aizu]] - [[Battle of Hakodate|Hakodate]]}}</td></tr></table> |
| + | </center> |
| + | |
| + | |
| [[Category:Battles]] | | [[Category:Battles]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |
| [[Category:Bakumatsu]] | | [[Category:Bakumatsu]] |
| [[Category:Meiji Period]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period]] |
− | {{stub}} | + | {{draft}} |