Shogitai

• Japanese: 彰義隊 (Shougitai)

Shôgitai

In 1868/2, Hitotsubashi clan retainer Shibusawa Seiichirô, Hatamoto Amano Hachirô and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades gathered in Zôshigaya and formed a military unit called the Shôgitai. They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to Kan-ei-ji as the guards of Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

On 5/15, the Shôgitai was destroyed by the imperial troops. (the Battle of Ueno)

Some members followed other pro-Bakufu troops in the North, while other members demobilized and returned to Edo.

References

• Boshin Senso (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru