Byakkotai

Byakkotai
白虎隊
Byakkotai warriors
Statue of Byakkotai warriors at Iimori Hill, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Active1868
Disbanded1868
CountryJapan (Tokugawa shogunate)
AllegianceAizu Domain
Typereserve force
RoleReserve force of Aizu Domain
Size305
EngagementsBoshin War

The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 305[1] young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate.

  1. ^ Nakamura, p. 30. Approx. 305 as per Nakamura's addition of the numbers in the 5 sub-units of Byakkotai.