Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
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| Boshin War |
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| Toba-Fushimi – Awa – Kōshū-Katsunuma – Utsunomiya Castle – Ueno – Hokuetsu - Bonari Pass – Aizu – Miyako Bay – Hakodate – Hakodate Bay |
The Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma (Japanese:甲州勝沼の戦い) occurred between pro-Imperial and Shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle followed the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and started on March 29, 1868 (Gregorian calendar), as the forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa (the clans nominally favourable to the Imperial restoration) progressed northeast towards Edo.
The battle ended with the defeat of the Shogun forces. Kondo Isami, leader of the Shinsengumi, narrowly escaped from this battle, but was captured soon after, following the Battle of Nagareyama. He was beheaded by the new government at Itabashi a short time later.
[edit] Further Reading
- Kikuchi Akira. Shinsengumi Hyakuichi no Nazo. Tōkyō: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha, 2000.
- Nagakura Shinpachi. Shinsengumi Tenmatsu-ki. Tōkyō: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha, 2003
- Shinsengumi Saitō Hajime no Nazo. Tōkyō: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha, 2003.
- Yamakawa Kenjirō. Aizu Boshin Senshi. Tōkyō: Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 1931.
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