Battle of Utsunomiya Castle
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.
| Battle of Utsunomiya Castle | |||||||
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| Part of Boshin War | |||||||
Utsunomiya castle during the Edo period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Imperial Army | Tokugawa shogunate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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700 20,000 reinforcements |
2,000 (1,000 during the first attack) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Disappearance: Utsunomiya Castle, Futarasan Shrine Castle, 48 temples | ||||||
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