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Battle of Aizu
Part of Boshin War
Encounter of Toba
Attack of the Aizu-Wakamatsu castle during the Battle of Aizu.
DateOctober 6, 1868 – November 6, 1868
Location
Aizu 37°18′N 139°34′E / 37.30°N 139.56°E / 37.30; 139.56
Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Imperial faction:
  • Satsuma Domain
  • Chōshū Domain
  • Tosa Domain
  • Hiroshima Domain
  • Ōgaki Domain
  • Sadowara Domain
  • Kiheitai
  • Jinshotai [ja]
  • Shin'itai [ja]
Shogunate faction:
  • Northern Alliance
  • Aizu Domain
  • Shinsengumi
  • Shōgitai
  • Jōshitai
  • Yūgekitai [ja]
Commanders and leaders
  • Satchōdo Army:
  • Battle of Aizu Saionji Kinmochi
  • Battle of Aizu Itagaki Taisuke
  • Battle of Aizu Yamagata Aritomo
  • Battle of Aizu Ijichi Masaharu
  • Battle of Aizu Kuroda Kiyotaka
  • Battle of Aizu Kirino Toshiaki
  • Sharpshooters:
  • Battle of Aizu Murata Tsuneyoshi
  • Matsudaira Katamori
  • Saigō Tanomo
  • Yamakawa Hiroshi
  • Kayano Gonbei
  • Tanaka Tosa†
  • Saitō Hajime
  • Nakano Takeko†
Strength
15,000 combatants
75,000 reinforcement
5,000 combatants (9,400 in total: 3,500 clans soldiers, 5,900 samurais, dozens of female warriors)
Casualties and losses
unknown 2,977

The Battle of Aizu (Japanese: 会津戦争, "War of Aizu") was fought in northern Japan from October to November in autumn 1868, and was part of the Boshin War.

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