Battle of Aizu

Battle of Aizu
	Part of Boshin War
	; Attack of the Aizu-Wakamatsu castle during the Battle of Aizu.
Date	October 6, 1868 – November 6, 1868
Location	Aizu 37.30°N 139.56°E
Result	Imperial victory
Belligerents
Imperial faction: Satsuma Domain; Chōshū Domain; Tosa Domain; Hiroshima Domain; Ōgaki Domain; Sadowara Domain; Kiheitai; Jinshotai; Shin'itai;	Shogunate faction: Northern Alliance; Aizu Domain; Shinsengumi; Shōgitai; Jōshitai; Yūgekitai;
Commanders and leaders
Satchōdo Army:; Saionji Kinmochi; Itagaki Taisuke; Yamagata Aritomo; Ijichi Masaharu; Kuroda Kiyotaka; Kirino Toshiaki; Sharpshooters:; 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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