Statue of Byakkotai warriors at Iimori Hill, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Active
1868
Disbanded
1868
Country
Japan (Tokugawa shogunate)
Allegiance
Aizu Domain
Type
reserve force
Role
Reserve force of Aizu Domain
Size
305
Engagements
Boshin War
Battle of Aizu
Military unit
The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 305[1] young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate.
^Nakamura, p. 30. Approx. 305 as per Nakamura's addition of the numbers in the 5 sub-units of Byakkotai.
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