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{{Battles
{{Battles
|name=[[Boshin War]]
|name=[[Boshin War]]
|battles=[[Battle of Toba-Fushimi|Toba-Fushimi]] -
|battles=
[[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma|Koshu-Katsunuma]] -
[[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>
[[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>
[[Image:会津官軍進路.jpg|right|thumb|Orange:Main units of the imperial troops.Yellow:Small units of the imperial troops.]]
[[Image:会津官軍進路.jpg|right|thumb|Orange:Main units of the imperial troops.Yellow:Small units of the imperial troops.]]
==Bonari pass==
==Bonari pass==
Aizu han had built 3 batteries on the pass. 8/21 early morning, one battery had fallen. Aizu troops weren't able to find enemy troops quickly because of dense fog. Emperor loyalist troops broke through the pass in the evening. They secured ''Juroku bashi'' next day.
Aizu han had built 3 batteries on the pass and about 700 soldiers stationed(Aizu han, Nihonmatsu han, [[Sendai han]], Denshutai, [[Shinsengumi]]).
8/21 early morning, one battery had fallen. Aizu troops weren't able to find enemy troops quickly because of dense fog. About 2000 Emperor loyalist troops broke through the pass in the evening. They secured ''Juroku bashi'' next day.
[[Image:若松城.jpg|right|thumb|Aizu-Wakamatsu castle right after Boshin war]]
[[Image:会津戦争錦絵.jpg|right|thumb|Katamori and his vassels. Women of ''Buke'' families in Aizu also fought in the battles.]]
==Siege of Aizu-Wakamatsu castle==
==Siege of [[Aizu-Wakamatsu castle]]==
Unfortunately, main troops of Aizu han were at ''Nikko-guchi'' when Emperor loyalist troops reached ''Juroku bashi''. Lord [[Matsudaira Katamori]] had to send [[Byakkotai]] to block them. 8/23 Emperor loyalist troops entered Wakamatsu town which made the towners panicked. More than 200 family members of Aizu han retainers commited suicide to avoid getting captured.
Unfortunately, main troops of Aizu han were at ''Nikko-guchi'' when Emperor loyalist troops reached ''Juroku bashi''. Lord [[Matsudaira Katamori]] had to send [[Byakkotai]] to block them. 8/23 Emperor loyalist troops entered Wakamatsu town which made the towners panicked. More than 200 family members of Aizu han retainers commited suicide to avoid getting captured.
8/26,[[Yamakawa Okura]] unit returned to the castle from ''Nikko-guchi''. Emperor loyalist troops had secured North-East sides of the castle wall already.
8/26,[[Yamakawa Okura]] unit returned to the castle from ''Nikko-guchi''. Emperor loyalist troops had secured North-East sides of the castle wall already.
Inside of the castle was full of injured people.
Inside of the castle was full of injured people.
9/14, Emperor loyalist troops launched an all-out attack. 9/22, Aizu han surrendered.
9/14, Emperor loyalist troops launched an all-out attack. 9/22, Aizu han surrendered.
When the castle fell, there were more than 1000 women,children and elderlies.
[[Image:若松城.jpg|right|thumb|Aizu-Wakamatsu castle right after Boshin war]]
==Aftermath==
Matsudaira Katamori confined himself until [[1872]]. Aizu Matsudaira clan was reassigned to [[Tonami han]] the north edge of [[Honshu]]. Aizu han [[Karo|Karô]] [[Saigo Tanomo]] and some retainers joined [[Enomoto Takeaki|Enomoto Takeaki's]] Bakufu loyalist troops and fought against Emperor loyalists in [[Battle of Hakodate|Hakodate]].
==Battle of Aizu in fiction==
===Books===
* ''Aizu Shikon'' (会津士魂) Saotome Mitsugu
* ''Rakka wa eda ni kaerazutomo'' (落花は枝に還らずとも) Nakamura Akihiko
* ''Shurisama yuki wa'' (修理さま 雪は) Nakamura Akihiko
==Television==
* Byakkotai (白虎隊) NTV 1986
* Byakkotai (白虎隊) EX 2007
==Research books==
* ''[[Aizu Senso Zenshi]]'' (会津戦争全史) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Aizu Rakujo'' (会津落城) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Aizu Bushido'' (会津武士道) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Aizu han wa naze choutekika'' (会津藩はなぜ「朝敵」か) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Onnnatachi no Aizu senso'' (女たちの会津戦争) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Aizu han Vs Choshu han'' (会津藩VS長州藩) Hoshi Ryoichi
* ''Bakumatsu Aizu hanshi meimeiden'' (幕末・会津藩士銘々伝) Kobiyama Rokuro, Majima Isao
* ''Aizu Senso'' (会津戦争) Gakken [[Rekishi Gunzo Series]]
==References==
==References==
*Boshin war(戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru
*Boshin war(戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru
*Aizu Senso Zenshi (会津戦争全史) Hoshi Ryoichi
*[[Aizu Senso Zenshi]] (会津戦争全史) Hoshi Ryoichi
*[[Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso]] (幕末戊辰西南戦争) Gakken
[[Category:Battles|Aizu]]
[[Category:Battles|Aizu]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu|Aizu]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu|Aizu]]
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