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[[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.
 
[[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.
  
==Edo==
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==Surrender of Edo==
 
3/6 The Imperial troops planned to attack the [[Edo castle]] in 3/15.
 
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.
 
Bakufu retainer [[Yamaoka Tesshu]] visited [[Saigo Takamori]] in Sunpu to negotiate the terms of capitulation.

Revision as of 08:14, 22 February 2007

  • Bakufu supporters Vs. Meiji government
  • 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

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

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

Battle of Ueno

Battle of Nagaoka

Battle of Aizu

Battle of Hakodate

References

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