Battle of Shiroyama
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The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their la
Battle of Shiroyama, Unknown artist
Imperial Japanese Army fortifications encircling Shiroyama, September 1877.
Saigō, with the last remnants of the Satsuma army, leads a desperate suicide charge.
Yamagata Aritomo
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Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889–1891 and 1898–1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers
Battle of Shiroyama
…where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi. The battle culminated in the annihilation of Saigō and his army, marking the end of the Satsuma Rebellion. The Imperial…
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata in 1869
Yamagata in the 1870s
Yamagata in 1880