Shinsengumi Chronology
1863 (Bunkyû 3)
- 2/8 Rôshigumi is organized.
- 3/12 Rename to the Mibu Rôshigumi
- 3/25 Assassination of Tonouchi Yoshio
- 6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
- 8/12 Serizawa burns down the Yamatoya.
- 8/18 Political change of August 18. Mibu Rôshigumi is given new name "Shinsengumi"
- 9/13 Shinmi Nishiki commits seppuku.
- 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
- 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
- 12/27 Noguchi Kenji commits seppuku.
1864 (Genji 1)
- 6/5 Raid on Ikedaya.
- 6/10 Raid on Akebonotei.
- 7/19 Kinmon rebellion.
- 8 Nagakura makes a petition to Katamori.
- 10/27 Itô Kashitarô joins.
1865 (Keiô 1)
- 1/8 Raid on Zenzaiya.
- 2/23 Yamanami commits seppuku.
- 3/10 Shinsengumi moves to Nishi Hongan-ji.
- 9/1 Matsubara Chuji dies.
1866 (Keiô 2)
- 2/15 Kawai Kisaburo commits seppuku.
- 4/1 Tani Sanjuro dies.
- 9/12 Sanjo Seisatsu Incident.
1867 (Keiô 3)
- 3/20 Ito Kashitaro and 12 other members separated.
- 6/10 All Shinsengumi members appointed to be Bakushin.
- 6/15 Shinsengumi move to Fudodo village.
- 6/22 Assassination of Takeda Kanryusai.
- 11/18 Incident at Aburanokoji.
- 12/7 Incident at Tenmaya.
- 12/18 Kondo gets shot.
1868 (Keiô 4, Meiji 1)
- 1/3 Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
- 1/5 Battle of Yodo-Senryomatsu.
- 1/5 Battle of Hashimoto.
- 1/10 Yamazaki Susumu dies in Fujisanmaru.
- 3/6 Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma.
- 3/12 Nagakura,Harada leave Shinsengumi.
- 4/2 Shinsengumi arrive at Nagareyama.
- 4/3 Kondo captured.
- 4/12 Hijikata joins Bakufu troops.
- 4/19 Battle of Utsunomiya castle.
- 4/25 Exection of Kondo Isami at Itabashi.
- int. 4/25 Battle of Shirakawaguchi.
- 5/17 Harada Sanosuke dies.
- 5/30 Okita Soji dies.
- 8/21 Battle of Bonari pass.
- 10/26 Bakufu troops enter Goryokaku, Hakodate.
1869 (Meiji 2)
- 3/25 Battle of Miyako bay.
- 4/13 First Battle of Futamataguchi.
- 4/24 Second Battle of Futamataguchi.
- 5/5 Ichimura Tetsunosuke escapes from Hakodate.
- 5/11 Hijikata Toshizo killed.
- 5/14 Soma Kazue surrenders.
- 5/18 Bakufu troops surrenders. Boshin war ends.