Talk:Battle of Shiroyama

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(question of consistency, the Satsuma Rebellion page says that only 400 of Saigo's men survived to take place in the battle of shiroyama so I do not understand how there could be 25000)

He means to say there that it was all that were left of the 25000 men there.

However, I do have to point out that there seems to be a great ammount romanatisim here, saying how the Samurai were so brave and what not. I think it needs a little clean-up.

The Last Samurai This page seems to have a better description towards the bottom but says there were 40,000 vrs 300,000.

[edit] Not Tahara-zaka

The mention of "Tahara-zaka" at the beginning of the article is, I believe, a mistake and should be removed. I visit Kagoshima about once a year, and I'm not aware of a place name Tahara-zaka in the area of Shiroyama. I strongly suspect the writer is referring to the location of the biggest battle between the government and the Satsuma army. This took place in March 1877, 6 months prior to the Battle of Shiroyama. Moreover, although these characters would be pronounced "Tahara-zaka" in Tokyo, the correct Kyushu pronunciation is Tabaru-zaka. Tabaru-zaka, located in Kumamoto Prefecture not far from Kumamoto City, was the scene of the biggest battle of the entire Satsuma rebellion. Tabaru-zaka was a key control point on the road into Kumamoto City and Kumamoto Castle, thus the viciousness of the conflict there. Tabaru-zaka is about 200 km from Shiroyama.

[edit] Clarify casualty list

The casualty list shows an extraordinary amount( 15000) of casualty's on the goverment's army's side. Im not saying that this is a wrong number. i would just like to know how the casualty's got so high.

I would like to know this as well. I see no source for this article whatsoever. Fred26 08:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

400 Samurai killed 15000 conscripts?! Dear God, it's Thermopylae II!

That figure is misleading-check the reference link. It says that 15,000 was how many they lost during the whole war, with the Samurai losing 6,000 for their 25,000. It doesn't just refer to the Battle of Shiroyama. ATK102587 02:17, 16 March 2007 (EST)