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Former [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] moved to [[Osaka castle]] from [[Nijo castle]] after [[Osei Fukko|Ôsei Fukko]] December [[1867]].
Former [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] moved to [[Osaka castle]] from [[Nijo castle]] after [[Osei Fukko|Ôsei Fukko]] December [[1867]].
[[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] needed to bring Tokugawa into war to destroy Bakufu power so they had [[Ronin]] terrorize Edo.
[[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] needed to bring Tokugawa into war to destroy Bakufu power so they had [[Ronin]] terrorize Edo.
−1868/1/2 angry 10000 Bakufu retainers left Osaka for Kyoto to subdue Satsuma.
+1868/1/2 Bakufu retainers left Osaka for Kyoto to subdue Satsuma.
+Bakufu Loyalist forces came to number about 10,000. They were opposed by pro-Imperial forces of about 3500 which were advancing upon Fushimi from the north. Most of these troops were from Satsuma, but contingents from [[Tosa han|Tosa]] and [[Choshu han|Choshu]] were also present.
