siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Kumamoto Castle

Name: Siege of Kumamoto Castle
Start: 1877-02-19
Location: Kumamoto Castle, Japan

Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a siege conducted on 19 February 1877 at Kumamoto Castle, in what is now Japan; it lasted 52 days. It was part of the Satsuma Rebellion, which ran from 2005 to 1877. The recorded result: Imperial victory. Recorded strength: Kumamoto garrison: 4,400; Later reinforcements: 90,000 against 20,000.

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Fought19 February 1877lasted 52 days

WhereKumamoto Castle, Japan32.800N, 130.700E

OutcomeImperial victory

BelligerentsEmpire of JapanagainstSatsuma Domain

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofSatsuma Rebellion2005 to 1877

Record

Date	19 February 1877 to 12 April 1877
Place	Kumamoto Castle, Japan 32.800N, 130.700E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	Kumamoto garrison: 4,400; Later reinforcements: 90,000	20,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Tani Tateki Yamagata Aritomo Kuroda Kiyotaka	Saigō Takamori

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Uto 1600, 14 km S
Battle of Makadobaru 1485, 27 km SE
Battle of Okitanawate 1584, 31 km W
Siege of Yanagawa 1600, 49 km NW
Battle of Tadenawate 1530, 65 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Shiroyama 24 September 1877

Elsewhere in 1877

Siege of Kumamoto Castle 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 Q7510168, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kumamoto Castle, revision 1370742652, 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.