Boshin War

• Bakufu supporters Vs. Meiji government
  • Period: 1868-1869
• Japanese: 戊辰戦争(Boshin Senso)

Boshin war is the civil war that the new Meiji government to mop-up Pro-Tokugawa power.

Battle of Toba-Fushimi

• See also Battle of Toba-Fushimi

1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and Satsuma-Choshu troops clashed at suburb of Kyoto. Satsuma-Choshu alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and they won real power of the new government.

Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma

• See also Battle of Koshu-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.

Surrender of Edo

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. 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. Same day, Tokugawa Yoshinobu left Edo and headed to Mito.

Battle of Utsunomiya castle

• See also Battle of Utsunomiya castle

The Bakufu retainers who refused to surrender made resistance against the Imperial troops. 4/19, the Bakufu troops occupied the Utsunomiya castle but they were defeated by the reinforcements of the Imperial troops in 4 days.

References

• Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso(幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken