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Battle of Hatchōoki

Battle of Hatchōoki was a battle fought on 10 August 1868 at Q11390453, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Boshin War, which ran from 1868 to 1869. The recorded result: Northern Alliance victory.

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Fought10 August 1868
WhereQ11390453, Japan37.473N, 138.890E
OutcomeNorthern Alliance victory
BelligerentsImperial forces; Chōshū DomainagainstNorthern Alliance; Nagaoka Domain; Aizu Domain; Kuwana Domain
Casualties and lossesUnknownand131 dead
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 Hatchōoki, 1868
28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 August 1868
PlaceQ11390453, Japan
37.473N, 138.890E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthAugust: around 300; September: around 700
Casualties and lossesUnknown131 dead
Commanders
  • Kawai Tsugunosuke
Battle of HatchōokiBattle of HatchōokiSiege of Tochio CastleBattle of NagamoriharaSiege of Sakato CastleBattle of AizuSiege of OtateBattle of NagamoriharaSiege of Sakato CastleBattle of AizuSiege of OtateSendaiNaganoNiigataFukushimaMitoUtsunomiyaMaebashiToyama100 km37.473N, 138.890E
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Battle of Hatchōoki 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 Q11390454, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hatchōoki, revision 1370265443, 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.