Boshin War
- Period
- January 1868 – June 1869
- Sides
- Imperial government vs Tokugawa shogunate
- Battles
- 14
The Boshin War, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.
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Battles 14
January 1868
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868, when the forces of the shogunate and the allied forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa Domains clashed near Fushimi, a town near Kyoto, the sacred capital, and fighting progressed to the Toba road leading to Osaka, with the initial rout of the Satsuma from Fushimi. The battle lasted for four days, ending in a decisive defeat for the shogunate.
January 1868
Battle of Awa
The Battle of Awa occurred on 28 January 1868 during the Boshin War in Japan, in the area of Awa Bay near Osaka. Involving ships of the Tokugawa shogunate and Satsuma vessels loyal to the imperial court in Kyoto, the battle was the second naval battle in Japanese history between modern naval forces. Enomoto Takeaki led the shogunal navy to victory at Awa, in one of the few Tokugawa successes of the Boshin War, one day after the start of the land Battle of Toba–Fushimi.
February 1868
Fall of Osaka Castle
The fall of Osaka Castle occurred between Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan, where soon after the Battle of Toba–Fushimi, the Tokugawa-held Osaka Castle was captured by pro-Imperial "Kangun" forces on February 2, 1868.
March 1868
Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
The Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma took place between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle followed the Battle of Toba–Fushimi on 29 March 1868.
May 1868
Battle of Utsunomiya Castle
The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle took place between pro-imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan in May 1868 at Utsunomiya Castle. It occurred as the troops of the Tokugawa shogunate were retreating north towards Nikkō and Aizu.
May 1868 – July 1868
Fall of Edo
The Fall of Edo, also known as Edojō Akewatashi and Edo Muketsu Kaijō, took place in May and July 1868, when the Japanese capital of Edo, controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate, fell to forces favorable to the restoration of Emperor Meiji during the Boshin War.
May 1868 – September 1868
Battle of Hokuetsu
The Battle of Hokuetsu took place during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, which occurred in 1868 in the northwestern part of Japan, in the area of modern Niigata Prefecture.
July 1868
Battle of Ueno
The Battle of Ueno was a battle of the Boshin War, which occurred on 4 July 1868, between the troops of the Shōgitai under Shibusawa Seiichirō and Amano Hachirō, and Imperial "Kangun" troops.
August 1868
Battle of Hatchōoki
The Battle of Hatchōoki was an ambush in the middle of the Battle of Hokuetsu in the Boshin War by forces of Nagaoka Domain on forces loyal to the Imperial Court. The battle occurred in what is now the city of Nagaoka, in Niigata Prefecture.
October 1868 – November 1868
Battle of Aizu
The Battle of Aizu was fought in northern Japan from October to November in autumn 1868, and was part of the Boshin War.
October 1868
Battle of Bonari Pass
The Battle of Bonari Pass was part of the Boshin War, and occurred on the 6 October 1868, or the 21st day of the Eighth Month, Keiō-4 year. The Bonari pass was a strategic access at the limit of the fief of Aizu.
November 1868
Battle of Noheji
The Battle of Noheji was a minor battle of the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration in Japan on November 7, 1868. It is considered a part of the larger Aizu campaign. The site of the battlefield was designated an Aomori Prefectural Historic Site in 1976.
December 1868 – June 1869
Battle of Hakodate
The Battle of Hakodate was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868, to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government. It was the last stage of the Boshin War, and occurred around Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. In Japanese, it is also known as the Battle of Goryōkaku.
May 1869
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval action on 6 May 1869, in which samurai loyalists of the former Tokugawa shogunate under the flag of the newly formed Republic of Ezo failed to take over the Kōtetsu, the flagship of the Imperial forces of the new Meiji government. It was part of the overall Battle of Hakodate at the end of the Boshin War.
Earlier and later events nearby
- 1774Publication of Kaitai Shinsho
- 1831Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa
- 1853–1854Perry Expedition
- January 1868 – June 1869Boshin WarThis page
- 1868Meiji Restoration
- 1889Meiji Constitution
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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