Battle of Utsunomiya Castle
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The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (宇都宮城の戦い, Utsunomiyajō no tatakai) took place between pro-imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan in May 1868. It occurred as the troops of the Tokugawa shogunate were retreating north towards Nikkō and Aizu.
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Battle of Utsunomiya Castle | |||||||
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Part of Boshin War | |||||||
Utsunomiya castle during the Edo period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Imperial Army | Tokugawa shogunate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ruler: Meiji Emperor Army: Kagawa Keizo, Ijichi Masaharu, Toda Tadayuki, Arima Tōta, Ōyama Iwao, Nozu Michitsura, Kagetomo Kawata | Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu Army: Takenaka Shigekata, Ōtori Keisuke, Hijikata Toshizō, Taro Egami, Tatsumi Naofumi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
700 20,000 reinforcements |
2,000 (1,000 during the first attack) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Disappearance: Utsunomiya Castle, Futarasan Shrine Castle, 48 temples |
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