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.

Battle of Ueno

• See also Battle of Ueno

5/15, The Imperial troops and Shogitai clashed at Kanei-ji temple.

Battle of Hokuetsu

• See also Battle of Hokuetsu

After the negotiation between the Imperial troops and Nagaoka han was broke up, Nagaoka attacked the Imperial troops in Enoki pass. But the Nagaoka castle fell in 7/29 and the battle ended.

Battle of Aizu

• See also Battle of Aizu

The battles over the Shirakwa castle took 3 months. The Imperial troops defeated Aizu at Bonari pass in 8/21, Aizu surrendered in 9/22.

Battle of Hakodate

Enomoto Takeaki and former Bakufu retainers took Bakufu's fleet to Ezo, occupied Goryokaku fort.

References

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