Difference between revisions of "Battle of Aizu"
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[[Intercalary months|int.]]4/20, Aizu troops occupied [[Shirakawa castle]]. A [[Choshu|Chôshû]] samurai [[Sera Shuzo|Sera Shûzô]] who stationed the castle then was assassinated in Fukushima same day. [[Intercalary months|int.]]4/25, the imperial troops attemted to take over the castle but were defeated. | [[Intercalary months|int.]]4/20, Aizu troops occupied [[Shirakawa castle]]. A [[Choshu|Chôshû]] samurai [[Sera Shuzo|Sera Shûzô]] who stationed the castle then was assassinated in Fukushima same day. [[Intercalary months|int.]]4/25, the imperial troops attemted to take over the castle but were defeated. | ||
[[Intercalary months|int.]]4/28, reinforcement of the imperial troops were arriving near Shirakawa. They started attacking the castle in the early morning of 5/1. | [[Intercalary months|int.]]4/28, reinforcement of the imperial troops were arriving near Shirakawa. They started attacking the castle in the early morning of 5/1. | ||
| − | The imperial troops were about 700, | + | The imperial troops were about 700, Pro-Bakufu side were 2500 to 3000. |
However, Aizu troops lost commanders early and they had to retreat. | However, Aizu troops lost commanders early and they had to retreat. | ||
| + | According to [[Ichiji Masaharu|Ichiji Masaharu's]] journal, the death toll of Pro-Bakufu side was about 700. | ||
==Nihonmatsu== | ==Nihonmatsu== | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 3 October 2007
- Bakufu loyalists Vs. Emperor loyalists
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Shirakawaguchi
int.4/20, Aizu troops occupied Shirakawa castle. A Chôshû samurai Sera Shûzô who stationed the castle then was assassinated in Fukushima same day. int.4/25, the imperial troops attemted to take over the castle but were defeated. int.4/28, reinforcement of the imperial troops were arriving near Shirakawa. They started attacking the castle in the early morning of 5/1. The imperial troops were about 700, Pro-Bakufu side were 2500 to 3000. However, Aizu troops lost commanders early and they had to retreat. According to Ichiji Masaharu's journal, the death toll of Pro-Bakufu side was about 700.
Nihonmatsu
Bonari pass
Aizu-Wakamatsu castle
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