Event Boshin War

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Was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a clique seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.

Chronology

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  • January 1868: The western domains of Satsuma, Chōshū and Tosa (in red) joined forces to defeat the shogunate forces at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
  • July 1868: The city of Edo was fully under control of the Imperial Faction in July 1868.
  • June 1869: Battle of Hakodate.
  • February 1868: The Tokugawa-held Osaka Castle was captured by pro-Imperial "Kangun" forces led by Imperial loyalists such as Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi. This event marked a significant turning point in the Boshin War, ultimately leading to the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate.
  • January 1869: Following defeat on Honshū, Enomoto Takeaki fled to Hokkaidō with the remnants of the navy and his handful of French advisers. Together they organized a government, with the objective of establishing an independent island nation dedicated to the development of Hokkaidō. They formally established the Republic of Ezo on the American model, Japan's only ever republic.
  • March 1868: Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma.
  • November 1868: Battle of Aizu.
  • October 1868: Battle of Bonari Pass.
  • March 1868: Battle of Hokuetsu.
  • November 1868: Battle of Noheji.
  • May 1868: Battle of Utsunomiya Castle.