Battle of Ueno
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The Battle of Ueno was a battle of the Boshin War, which occurred on 4 July 1868, between the troops of the Shōgitai under Shibusawa Seiichirō and Amano Hachirō, and Imperial "Kangun" troops.
Battle of Ueno.
The attack on Kan'ei-ji Temple, labeled here as "The attack of Honnō-ji" (本能寺) in the Battle of Ueno. The Shogitai (彰義隊) troops are on the left, in samurai garb, and Imperial troops with modern uniforms are on the right (the "Red bear" (赤熊, Shaguma) wigs indicate soldiers from Tosa Jinshotai (迅衝隊)).
Armstrong Gun used by troops of the Saga Domain at the Battle of Ueno against the Shogunate's Shōgitai
Devastation of Ueno after the battle, 1868 photograph
Saigō Takamori
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Saigō Takamori was a Japanese samurai and politician who was one of the most influential figures in Japanese history. He played a key role in the Meiji Restoration, which overthrew the Tokugawa shogun
Battle of Ueno
…around Kan'ei-ji (寛永寺), an important Tokugawa family temple, and the nearby Nezu Shrine (根津神社). When the battle began, the forces of Satsuma, led by Saigō Takamori, attacked head-on at the gate, but were stopped by the Shōgitai forces, which were superior in number. The Satsuma forces suffered heavy casualties…
Posthumous portrait by C. Nakagawa
Monument marking Saigō's birthplace in Kagoshima
Shimazu Nariakira
Amami Ōshima, the site of Saigō's first exile from 1859 to 1862