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Battle of Utsunomiya Castle
Part of Boshin War

Utsunomiya castle during the Edo period
Date10–14 May 1868
Location
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Result Imperial victory
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

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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