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Battle of Hokuetsu

Battle of Hokuetsu was a battle fought in 1868 at Nagaoka, in what is now Japan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nagaoka. It was part of the Boshin War, which ran from 1868 to 1869. The recorded result: Imperial victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 Imperial troops against 1,985 Bakufu troops.

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Ukiyoe "Echigo no kuni Uesugi Kagekatsu katoku arasoi kassen". Collection of Niigata Prefectural Library. The ukiyoe which drew the Boshin War (Battle of Hokuetsu). The title is "Echigo no kuni Uesugi
Ukiyoe "Echigo no kuni Uesugi Kagekatsu katoku arasoi kassen". Collection of Niigata Prefectural Library. The ukiyoe which drew the Boshin War (Battle of Hokuetsu). The title is "Echigo no kuni Uesugi. Ichiyosai Kuniteru (Utagawa Kuniteru II) (1830-1874), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1868
WhereNagaoka, Japan37.446N, 138.851E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeImperial victory
Belligerents22px Imperial faction: 18px Satsuma Domain; 16px Chōshū Domainagainst22px Shogunate faction: 18px Nagaoka Domain
Casualties and losses1,000and400
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 Hokuetsu, 1868
28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1868 (year precision)
PlaceNagaoka, Japan
37.446N, 138.851E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength30,000 Imperial troops1,985 Bakufu troops
Casualties and losses1,000400
Commanders
  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu
  • Makino Tadakuni
  • Kawai Tsugunosuke
Battle of HokuetsuBattle of HokuetsuBattle of HatchōokiSiege of Tochio CastleBattle of NagamoriharaSiege of Sakato CastleSiege of OtateBattle of NagamoriharaSiege of Sakato CastleSiege of OtateSendaiNaganoNiigataFukushimaMitoMatsumotoUtsunomiyaMaebashi100 km37.446N, 138.851E
Placed at Nagaoka; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Hokuetsu 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 Q705629, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hokuetsu, revision 1370443124, 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.