Battle of Hakodate

Battle of Hakodate
Part of the Boshin War

Battle of Hakodate, William Henry Webster
Date4 December 1868 – 27 June 1869 (6 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E / 41.79694°N 140.75694°E / 41.79694; 140.75694
Result

Imperial victory

Belligerents
Japan Ezo Republic
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Meiji
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Masuda Toranosuke
Shimizudani Kinko
Yamada Akiyoshi
Enomoto Takeaki
Ōtori Keisuke
Hijikata Toshizō 
Arai Ikunosuke
Strength
7,000
1 steam ironclad
9 steam warships
3,000
11 steam warships
Casualties and losses
770 killed and wounded
1 steam warship sunk
1 steam warship destroyed
1,700 killed and wounded
1,300 captured
2 steam warships sunk
3 steam warships destroyed
3 steam warships captured
Battle of Hakodate is located in Hokkaido
Battle of Hakodate
Location within Hokkaido
Battle of Hakodate is located in Japan
Battle of Hakodate
Battle of Hakodate (Japan)

The Battle of Hakodate (箱館戦争, Hakodate Sensō) was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government (composed mainly of forces of the Chōshū and the Satsuma domains). It was the last stage of the Boshin War, and occurred around Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. In Japanese, it is also known as the Battle of Goryokaku (五稜郭の戦い, Goryokaku no tatakai).