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Battle of Aizu

Battle of Aizu was a battle fought on 6 November 1868 at Aizu, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Boshin War, which ran from 1868 to 1869. The recorded result: Imperial victory.

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Yoshitoshi Tsukioka's "Aizu Wakamatsu War". The main battle ukiyo-e depicts the Wakamatsu Castle Siege, which was the end of the Battle of Aizu, one of the battles in the Boshin War. The castle is als
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka's "Aizu Wakamatsu War". The main battle ukiyo-e depicts the Wakamatsu Castle Siege, which was the end of the Battle of Aizu, one of the battles in the Boshin War. The castle is als. Yoshitoshi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 November 1868
WhereAizu, Japan37.300N, 139.560E
OutcomeImperial victory
Belligerents22px Imperial faction: 18px Satsuma Domain; 16px Chōshū Domain; 18px Tosa Domain; 18px Hiroshima Domain; 18px Ōgaki Domain; Sadowara Domain; Kiheitai; Jinshotai; Shin'itaiagainstborder|22px Shogunate faction: border|18px Northern Alliance; border|18px Aizu Domain; 18px Shinsengumi; 18px Shōgitai; Jōshitai; Yūgekitai
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,977 killed
Part ofBoshin War1868 to 1869

Where it sits in the Boshin War

Battle of Awa, 1868Battle of Toba-Fushimi, 1868Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma, 1868Battle of Hokuetsu, 1868Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, 1868Iwai War, 1868Battle of Ichikawa-Funabashi, 1868Battle of Goi, 1868Battle of Mikuni Pass, 1868Battle of Imaichi, 1868Battle of Shirakawa, 1868Battle of Kujiranami, 1868Battle of Ueno, 1868Battle of Hatchōoki, 1868Battle of Akita, 1868Battle of Nihonmatsu, 1868Battle of Hatamaki Pass, 1868Battle of Bonari Pass, 1868Siege of Aizu Castle, 1868Battle of Mount Nagaoka, 1868Battle of Aizu, 1868Battle of Noheji, 1868Battle of Kōdōkan, 1868Battle of Matsuyama, 1868Battle of Hakodate, 1868Naval Battle of Hakodate, 1869Battle of Miyako Bay, 1869Battle of Futamata, 186918681869Battle of Aizu, 1868
28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 November 1868
to November 1868
PlaceAizu, Japan
37.300N, 139.560E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength15,000 combatants; 75,000 reinforcement5,000 combatants (9,400 in total: 3,500 clans soldiers, 5,900 samurais, dozens of female warriors)
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,977 killed
Commanders
  • Matsudaira Katamori
  • Saigō Tanomo
  • Yamakawa Hiroshi
  • Kayano Gonbei
  • Tanaka Tosa
  • Saitō Hajime
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Battle of Aizu is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q712461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aizu, revision 1370431187, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.