March 18, 1877(1877-03-18) (aged 45) Higo Province, Japan
Buried
Oita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]
Allegiance
Aizu Domain Japan
Branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service
1862 – 1868 1874 – 1877
Rank
First Inspector
Battles/wars
Boshin War
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
Battle of Hokuetsu
Battle of Aizu
Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Tabaruzaka
Siege of Kumamoto Castle †
Sagawa Kanbei (佐川 官兵衛, Sagawa Kanbe'e), also known as Sagawa Naoki (1831–1877), was a military figure of the Aizu Domain at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was also a police officer during the Meiji era before he was killed at the Siege of Kumamoto Castle in 1877.[1]
^A record of the great generals of the early modern age Volume 1(Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1934) pp.173
SagawaKanbei (佐川 官兵衛, Sagawa Kanbe'e), also known as Sagawa Naoki (1831–1877), was a military figure of the Aizu Domain at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate...