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Battle of Noheji

Battle of Noheji was a battle fought on 7 November 1868 at Noheji, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Boshin War, which ran from 1868 to 1869. The recorded result: Northern Alliance victory. Recorded strength: 180 combatants against 400 combatants.

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Memorial for Battle of Noheji, Boshin War, Noheji, Aomori, Japan
Memorial for Battle of Noheji, Boshin War, Noheji, Aomori, Japan. MChew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 November 1868
WhereNoheji, Japan40.520N, 141.080E
OutcomeNorthern Alliance victory
Belligerents22px Imperial faction: Hirosaki Domain; Kuroishi Domainagainstborder|18px Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei; Morioka Domain; Hachinohe Domain
Casualties and losses29and45
Part ofBoshin War1868 to 1869

Where it sits in the Boshin War

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28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 November 1868
PlaceNoheji, Japan
40.520N, 141.080E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength180 combatants400 combatants
Casualties and losses2945
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Battle of Noheji 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 Q2889525, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Noheji, revision 1381645582, 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.