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==Miyako bay==
==Miyako bay==
−Next they planned to seize the warship [[Kotetsu|Kôtetsu]] that was anchoring in Miyako bay.
+Next they planned to seize the warship ''[[Kotetsu|Kôtetsu]]'' that was anchoring at Kuwagasaki harbor in Miyako bay.
−Kôtetsu was an ironship that Tokugawa Bakufu purchased from the U.S. but it was possession of the Imperial forces at the time.
+''Kôtetsu'' was an ironship that Tokugawa Bakufu purchased from the U.S. but it was possession of the Imperial forces at the time.
−[[1869]]/3/21, ''[[Kaiten maru]]'', ''[[Banryo maru]]'' and ''[[Takao maru]]'' left Hakodate, but only Kaiten maru was able to reach Miyako bay.
+[[1869]]/3/21, ''[[Kaiten maru]]'', ''[[Banryo maru]]'' and ''[[Takao maru]]'' left Hakodate, but only ''Kaiten maru'' was able to reach Miyako bay.
+''Kaiten maru'' succeded to do surprise attack against ''Kôtetsu'', but only 7 crews were able to jump on the deck of ''Kôtetsu'' and they were all shot.
+Fortunately there were only supply ships near ''Kôtetsu''.
+Once they realized the operation failed, they quickly left the bay.
==Hakodate==
==Hakodate==