Battle of Ueno

Battle of Ueno
上野戦争
Part of Boshin War

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)).
DateJuly 4, 1868
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
35°42′56″N 139°46′26″E / 35.71556°N 139.77389°E / 35.71556; 139.77389
Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Satsuma
Chōshū
Tosa
Saga
Jinshotai
Former Bakufu troops, Shōgitai
Commanders and leaders
Ruler: Emperor Meiji
Choshu: Ōmura Masujirō
Satsuma: Saigō Takamori, Tosa: Itagaki Taisuke
Shibusawa Seiichirō
Amano Hachirō
Strength
2,000 Imperial troops
10,000 reinforcements
2,000 Bakufu troops, 1,000 (during the first battle)
Casualties and losses
100 300
266 (during the first battle)
Battle of Ueno is located in Japan
Battle of Ueno
Location within Japan

The Battle of Ueno (上野戦争, Ueno Sensō) was a battle of the Boshin War, which occurred on July 4, 1868 (Meiji 1, 15th day of the 5th month),[1] between the troops of the Shōgitai under Shibusawa Seiichirō and Amano Hachirō, and Imperial "Kangun" troops.

  1. ^ NengoCalc: 明治一年五月十五日; n.b., the old lunar calendar date is sometimes misidentified as "May 15th."