The Republic of Ezo was a short-lived separatist state established in 1869 on the island of Ezo, now Hokkaido, by a part of the former military of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the Bakumatsu pe
Troops of the former bakufu being transported to Ezo (Hokkaido) in 1868
The Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay, May 1869; in the foreground, Kasuga and Kōtetsu of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Leaders of the Republic of Ezo, with the President Enomoto Takeaki (seated, right).
Ōtori Keisuke, Commander-in-Chief.
Baron Ōtori Keisuke was a Japanese military leader and diplomat.
Ōtori Keisuke during the Boshin War (center).