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Battle of Toba-Fushimi

Battle of Toba-Fushimi was a battle fought on 31 January 1868 at Toba, 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: 5,000 against 15,000.

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Battle of Toba–Fushimi, The Great Victory of the Government Forces of Mori (Chōshū), Shima (Satsuma), and Yama (Tosa). Nishiki-e, depicting the retreat of shogunate forces in front of the Imperial Arm
Battle of Toba–Fushimi, The Great Victory of the Government Forces of Mori (Chōshū), Shima (Satsuma), and Yama (Tosa). Nishiki-e, depicting the retreat of shogunate forces in front of the Imperial Arm. Shōkōsai Kunihiro hitsu (signed on left sheet), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 January 1868
WhereToba, Japan35.012N, 135.768E
OutcomeImperial victory
BelligerentsSatsuma Domain; Chōshū Domain; Tosa Domain; Tsu DomainagainstTokugawa shogunate; Aizu Domain; Takamatsu Domain; Ōtaki Domain
Casualties and losses326 killed and woundedand895 killed and wounded
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 Toba-Fushimi, 1868
28 placed engagements of the Boshin War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 January 1868
PlaceToba, Japan
35.012N, 135.768E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5,00015,000
Casualties and losses326 killed and wounded895 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Ōkōchi Masatada
  • Takenaka Shigekata
  • Matsudaira Sadaaki
  • Hijikata Toshizō
  • Nagakura Shinpachi
  • Takahashi Deishū
Battle of Toba-FushimiBattle of Toba-FushimiSiege of Sanjō PalaceBattle of Shōkoku-jiSiege of HōjūjidonoBattle of GoryōBattle of Higashi-iwakuraSiege of Sanjō PalaceŌsakaNagoyaKōbeHamamatsuTsuWakayamaGifuFukui100 km35.012N, 135.768E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Toba-Fushimi
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Toba-Fushimi today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-05-04. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 56 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 519 m, 519 m of relief, steep country and today it is 77% built-up, 21% tree cover.

built-up: 77%tree cover: 21%built-up 77%tree cover 21%
west to east, 10.0 km30 to 368 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 75 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between 1160 and 1868.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1868

Battle of Toba-Fushimi 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 Q1193959, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toba–Fushimi, revision 1370591158, 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.