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Battle of Bonari Pass

Battle of Bonari Pass was a battle fought on 6 October 1868 at Bonari Pass, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Boshin War, which ran from 1868 to 1869. The recorded result: Imperial victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 800.

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Fought6 October 1868
WhereBonari Pass, Japan37.596N, 140.243E
OutcomeImperial victory
BelligerentsImperial Japanese ArmyagainstBakufu Army
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Bonari Pass, 1868
28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 October 1868
PlaceBonari Pass, Japan
37.596N, 140.243E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,000800
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of Bonari PassBattle of Bonari PassBattle of SuriageharaBattle of HitotoribashiBattle of IshinazakaSiege of Aizu CastleBattle of ShirakawaBattle of HitotoribashiBattle of IshinazakaSiege of Aizu CastleBattle of ShirakawaSendaiNiigataYamagataTsuruokaUtsunomiyaMaebashi100 km37.596N, 140.243E
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Battle of Bonari Pass 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 Q2890628, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bonari Pass, revision 1381644778, 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.