Republic of Ezo
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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.
Enomoto Takeaki
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Viscount Enomoto Takeaki was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government
Republic of Ezo
…After the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate (bakufu) in the Boshin War by the Meiji Restoration, a part of the former shōgun's navy, led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki, retreated from the capital Edo (Tokyo) in October 1868, sailing north to continue the fight against the advancing Imperial army. Along with Enomoto…
Enomoto Takeaki
Enomoto in The Hague, 1864
Enomoto Takeaki, unknown date
Tomb of Enomoto Takeaki in Kisshō-ji