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* ''[[Bakufu]] supporters Vs. Meiji government''
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* ''[[Bakufu]] loyalists Vs. Imperial loyalists (Meiji government)''  
 
** ''Period: [[1868]]-[[1869]]''
 
** ''Period: [[1868]]-[[1869]]''
*''Japanese'': 戊辰戦争(Boshin Senso)
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*''Japanese'': 戊辰戦争 (Boshin Sensou)
  
Boshin war is the civil war that the new Meiji government to mop-up Pro-[[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] power.
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The Boshin war was the civil war in which the new Meiji government finished off the last of the Pro-[[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] loyalists.
  
 
==Battle of Toba-Fushimi==
 
==Battle of Toba-Fushimi==
 
*''See also [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]''
 
*''See also [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]''
1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-[[Choshu han|Choshu]] troops clashed at suburb of Kyoto.
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1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-[[Choshu han|Chôshû]] troops clashed in the suburbs of Kyoto.
Satsuma-Choshu alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and they won real power of the new government.
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The Satsuma-Chôshû alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and gained real power of the new government.
  
 
==Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma==
 
==Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma==
* ''See also [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma]]''
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* ''See also [[Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma|Battle of Kôshû-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.
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[[1868]]/3, [[Bakufu]] sent the [[Koyo Chinbutai|Kôyô Chinbutai]]([[Shinsengumi]]) to [[Kofu castle]]. However the castle was occupied by the Imperial troops already. The Kôyô Chinbutai was defeated in Katsunuma.
  
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[[Image:江戸開城談判.jpg|right|frame|Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishu]]
 
==Surrender of Edo==
 
==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.
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Bakufu retainer [[Yamaoka Tesshu]] visited [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô 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]].
 
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.
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As the result, the Imperial troops entered Edo without blood in 4/11. That same day, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] left Edo and headed to Mito.
Same day, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] left Edo and headed to Mito.
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After taking the castle, Imperial forces moved a number of treasures and [[Tokugawa clan]] ancestral tablets from the Momijiyama archives within the castle grounds to a site in [[Ueno]].<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 40.</ref>
  
 
==Battle of Utsunomiya castle==
 
==Battle of Utsunomiya castle==
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==Battle of Ueno==
 
==Battle of Ueno==
 
* ''See also [[Battle of Ueno]]''
 
* ''See also [[Battle of Ueno]]''
5/15, The Imperial troops and [[Shogitai]] clashed at [[Kanei-ji]] temple.
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On 5/15, Imperial troops destroyed the [[Shogitai|Shôgitai]] at [[Kan'ei-ji]] temple.
  
 
==Battle of Hokuetsu==
 
==Battle of Hokuetsu==
 
* ''See also [[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.
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After the negotiation between the Imperial troops and [[Nagaoka han]] was broken up, Nagaoka attacked the Imperial troops in Enoki pass.
 
But the [[Nagaoka castle]] fell in 7/29 and the battle ended.
 
But the [[Nagaoka castle]] fell in 7/29 and the battle ended.
  
 
==Battle of Aizu==
 
==Battle of Aizu==
 
* ''See also [[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.
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The battles over [[Shirakawa castle]] took 3 months. The Imperial troops defeated Aizu at Bonari pass in 8/21, Aizu surrendered in 9/22.
  
 
==Battle of Hakodate==
 
==Battle of Hakodate==
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* ''See also [[Battle of Hakodate]]''
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[[Enomoto Takeaki]] and former Bakufu retainers took Bakufu's fleet to Ezo, occupied [[Goryokaku|Goryôkaku]] fort in 10/26 and established the local government.
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They attempted the Naval Battle of Miyako Bay but it was failed.
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1869/4/9 the imperial troops landed Otobe, 5/18 former Bakufu troops surrendered.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
*''Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso''(幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken
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*''Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso'' (幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 18 December 2021

  • Bakufu loyalists Vs. Imperial loyalists (Meiji government)
  • Japanese: 戊辰戦争 (Boshin Sensou)


The Boshin war was the civil war in which the new Meiji government finished off the last of the Pro-Tokugawa loyalists.

Battle of Toba-Fushimi

1868/1/3 The Bakufu troops and Satsuma-Chôshû troops clashed in the suburbs of Kyoto. The Satsuma-Chôshû alliance defeated the Bakufu troops and gained real power of the new government.

Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma

1868/3, Bakufu sent the Kôyô Chinbutai(Shinsengumi) to Kofu castle. However the castle was occupied by the Imperial troops already. The Kôyô Chinbutai was defeated in Katsunuma.

Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishu

Surrender of Edo

3/6 The Imperial troops planned to attack the Edo castle in 3/15. Bakufu retainer Yamaoka Tesshu visited Saigô 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. That same day, Tokugawa Yoshinobu left Edo and headed to Mito.

After taking the castle, Imperial forces moved a number of treasures and Tokugawa clan ancestral tablets from the Momijiyama archives within the castle grounds to a site in Ueno.[1]

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

On 5/15, Imperial troops destroyed the Shôgitai at Kan'ei-ji temple.

Battle of Hokuetsu

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

Battle of Aizu

The battles over Shirakawa 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 Goryôkaku fort in 10/26 and established the local government. They attempted the Naval Battle of Miyako Bay but it was failed. 1869/4/9 the imperial troops landed Otobe, 5/18 former Bakufu troops surrendered.

References

  • Bakumatsu Boshin Seinan Senso (幕末戊辰西南戦争), Gakken
  1. Takashi Fujitani, Splendid Monarchy, University of California Press (1996), 40.


Boshin War
Toba-Fushimi - Koshu-Katsunuma - Utsunomiya castle - Ueno - Hokuetsu - Aizu - Hakodate
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