Battle of Hakodate

Battle of Hakodate
	Part of the Boshin War
	; Battle of Hakodate, William Henry Webster
Date	4 December 1868 – 27 June 1869
Location	Hokkaido, Ezo Republic41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E
Result	Imperial victory End of the Boshin War;
Belligerents
Japan	Ezo Republic
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Meiji ; Kuroda Kiyotaka ; Masuda Toranosuke ; Shimizudani Kinko ; Yamada Akiyoshi	Enomoto Takeaki ; Ōtori Keisuke ; Hijikata Toshizō † ; Arai Ikunosuke
Strength
7,000 ; 1 steam ironclad ; 9 steam warships	3,000 ; 11 steam warships
Casualties and losses
770 killed and wounded ; 1 steam warship sunk ; 1 steam warship destroyed	1,700 killed and wounded ; 1,300 captured ; 2 steam warships sunk ; 3 steam warships destroyed ; 3 steam warships captured
	Location within Hokkaido Battle of Hakodate (Japan)

The Battle of Hakodate (箱館戦争, Hakodate Sensō) was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government (composed mainly of forces of the Chōshū and the Satsuma domains). It was the last stage of the Boshin War, and occurred around Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. In Japanese, it is also known as the Battle of Goryokaku (五稜郭の戦い, Goryokaku no tatakai)

According to the Japanese calendar, the Battle of Hakodate was fought from Meiji-1 year (gannen), 10-month, 21-day until Meiji-2 year, 5-month 18-day.

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